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[[Image:Russia 1780 15 kopeks Sincona 12-278.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 12, lot 278]]
 
[[Image:Russia 1780 15 kopeks Sincona 12-278.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 12, lot 278]]
  
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s specimen was lot 278 in Sincona sale 12 (Zurich, October 2013), where it was withdrawn before the sale. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "15 Kopecks 1780, St. Petersburg Mint. Unedited original!! Last 2 digits of the date reengraved on die: 80 on 77. Excessively rare or unique!! Very fine-extremely fine. RRR. Only 87 000 pcs struck." The coinage of Russia of the eighteenth century is a confusing and fascinating subject. This type, issued 1767-75 from [[Russia 1769-MMA 15 kopeks|Moscow]] and 1778-94 from St. Petersburg, is fairly common but this date is not listed. Catherine the Great began life as an obscure German princess but became czarina after the murder of her husband.
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s specimen was lot 278 in Sincona sale 12 (Zürich, October 2013), where it was withdrawn before the sale. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "15 Kopecks 1780, St. Petersburg Mint. Unedited original!! Last 2 digits of the date reengraved on die: 80 on 77. Excessively rare or unique!! Very fine-extremely fine. RRR. Only 87 000 pcs struck." The coinage of Russia of the eighteenth century is a confusing and fascinating subject. This type, issued 1767-75 from [[Russia 1769-MMA 15 kopeks|Moscow]] and 1778-94 from St. Petersburg, is fairly common but this date is not listed. Catherine the Great began life as an obscure German princess but became czarina after the murder of her husband.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 87,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 87,000.
  
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''Specification:'' 3.55 g, .750 fine silver, this specimen 3.83 g.
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''Specification:'' 3.55 g, 0.750 fine silver, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 3.83 g.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Bitkin H431 (R3). Severin 2152 var. GM 39.19 var. KM C62b.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Bitkin H431 (R3). Severin 2152 var. GM 39.19 var. KM C62b.  
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* Bitkin, Vladimir, ''Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917),'' Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
 
* Bitkin, Vladimir, ''Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917),'' Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
 
* Harris, Robert P., ''Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970,'' Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
 
* Harris, Robert P., ''Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970,'' Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>''Auktion 12: the SINCONA Collection, part 2,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2013.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>''Auktion 12: the SINCONA Collection, part 2,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.  
  
 
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* [[Russia 1769-MMA 15 kopeks|1769-M 15 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1769-MMA 15 kopeks|1769-M 15 kopeks]]
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* [[Russia 1777-SP FL ruble Dav-1685|1777-SP ruble]]
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* [[Russia 1777-SP FL ruble Dav-1685|1777-СПБ ruble]]
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* [[Russia 1778-SP 15 kopeks|1778 15 kopeks]]
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* [[Russia 1779-SP 15 kopeks|1779-СПБ 15 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1780-KM 1/4 kopek KM-N134|1780-KM pattern polushka]]
 
* [[Russia 1780-KM 1/4 kopek KM-N134|1780-KM pattern polushka]]
 
* [[Russia 1780-KM 5 kopeks|Siberia 1780-KM copper 5 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1780-KM 5 kopeks|Siberia 1780-KM copper 5 kopeks]]
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* [[Russia 1780-KM kopek|Siberia 1780 kopek]]
 
* [[Russia 1780-EM 5 kopeks|1780-EM copper 5 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1780-EM 5 kopeks|1780-EM copper 5 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1780-KM 10 kopeks|Siberia 1780 copper 10 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1780-KM 10 kopeks|Siberia 1780 copper 10 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1780-SP IZ ruble Dav-1685|1780-СПБ ruble]]
 
* [[Russia 1780-SP IZ ruble Dav-1685|1780-СПБ ruble]]
 
* [[Russia 1780-SP 5 rubles Fr-130b|1780-СПБ 5 rubles]]
 
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* [[Russia 1780-SP 10 rubles Fr-129b|1780-СПБ 10 rubles]]
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* [[Russia 1781-SP 15 kopeks|1781-СПБ 15 kopeks]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1780]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1780]]
 
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[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 12, 13, 14, 15]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 12, 13, 14, 15]]

Latest revision as of 08:27, 14 July 2025

Sincona sale 12, lot 278

s specimen was lot 278 in Sincona sale 12 (Zürich, October 2013), where it was withdrawn before the sale. The catalog description[1] noted, "15 Kopecks 1780, St. Petersburg Mint. Unedited original!! Last 2 digits of the date reengraved on die: 80 on 77. Excessively rare or unique!! Very fine-extremely fine. RRR. Only 87 000 pcs struck." The coinage of Russia of the eighteenth century is a confusing and fascinating subject. This type, issued 1767-75 from Moscow and 1778-94 from St. Petersburg, is fairly common but this date is not listed. Catherine the Great began life as an obscure German princess but became czarina after the murder of her husband.

Recorded mintage: 87,000.

Specification: 3.55 g, 0.750 fine silver, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 3.83 g.

Catalog reference: Bitkin H431 (R3). Severin 2152 var. GM 39.19 var. KM C62b.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
  • Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
  • [1]Auktion 12: the SINCONA Collection, part 2, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.

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