Russia 1862-EM 5 kopeks

Sincona sale 99, lot 262

This specimen was lot 262 in Sincona Auction 99 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$415 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RUSSLAND Kaiserreich und Föderation, Alexander II. 1855-1881, 5 Kopecks 1862, Ekaterinburg Mint, EM. NGC MS62 BN. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (empire of Russia, Alexander II, 1855-81, five kopeks of 1862, Ekaterinburg mint. 1 rouble according to Ilyin, Extraordinary condition.)"

This is listed as a common date of a type issued 1858-67. The copper five kopeks was reduced to 16.38 g in 1867 and terminated in 1881. In the 1860's, the regime struck this denomination in silver (KM Y19.2) and copper (shown here).

Recorded mintage: 22,055,040.

Specification: 25.59 g, copper, 36.7 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM Y6a, Bitkin 309.

Source:

• Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
• Brekke, B. F., The Copper Coinage of Imperial Russia, 1700-1917, New York, Galerie des Monnaies, 1977, with 1987 supplement.
• Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 99: Russian Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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