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[[Image:Russia S19-00537q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 19, lot 537]]
 
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This specimen was lot 537 in Sincona sale 19 (Zurich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 15,000 (about US$18,798 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "10 Kopecks 1831, St. Petersburg Mint, HГ. Rare as a proof! Choice brilliant proof with magnificent rainbow patina." This type is listed for 1826-31 and is rather scarcer than the succeeding type ([[Russia 1837-SP NG 10 kopeks|KM C164.1]]). Copper [[Russia 1833-EM FK 10 kopeks|ten kopeks]] (= grivennik) were also struck in the 1830's.
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This specimen was lot 537 in Sincona sale 19 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 15,000 (about US$18,798 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "10 Kopecks 1831, St. Petersburg Mint, HГ. Rare as a proof! Choice brilliant proof with magnificent rainbow patina." This type is listed for 1826-31 and is rather scarcer than the succeeding type ([[Russia 1837-SP NG 10 kopeks|KM C164.1]]). Copper [[Russia 1833-EM FK 10 kopeks|ten kopeks]] (= grivennik) were also struck in the 1830's.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 450,000 plus a few proofs.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 450,000 plus a few proofs.
  
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''Specification:'' 2.07 g, .868 fine silver, this specimen 2.06 g.  
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''Specification:'' 2.07 g, 0.868 fine silver, this specimen 2.06 g.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM C-157; Bitkin 148. Severin 2970.
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM C-157; Bitkin 148. Severin 2970.
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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>Shiryakov, I. V., and Jürg Richter, ''The Sincona Collection, Part 3 and Russian Coins & Medals from Other Properties,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2014.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Shiryakov, I. V., and Jürg Richter, ''The Sincona Collection, Part 3 and Russian Coins & Medals from Other Properties,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2014.
  
 
''Link to:''
 
''Link to:''
 
* [[Russia 1830-SP NG 10 kopeks|1830 silver 10 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1830-SP NG 10 kopeks|1830 silver 10 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1831-EM FK 5 kopeks|1831-EM ФX copper 5 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1831-EM FK 5 kopeks|1831-EM ФX copper 5 kopeks]]
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* [[Russia 1831-CM 5 kopeks|1831-CM copper 5 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1831-SP NG 5 kopeks|1831-CПБ HГ silver 5 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1831-SP NG 5 kopeks|1831-CПБ HГ silver 5 kopeks]]
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* [[Russia 1831-SP NG 20 kopeks|1831-СПБ ΗГ 20 kopeks]]
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* [[Russia 1831-SP NG 25 kopeks|1831-СПБ ΗГ 25 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1831-SP NG poltina|1831-CПБ HГ poltina]]
 
* [[Russia 1831-SP NG poltina|1831-CПБ HГ poltina]]
 
* [[Russia 1831-SP NG ruble Dav-282|1831-CПБ HГ ruble]]
 
* [[Russia 1831-SP NG ruble Dav-282|1831-CПБ HГ ruble]]

Latest revision as of 12:54, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 19, lot 537

This specimen was lot 537 in Sincona sale 19 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 15,000 (about US$18,798 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "10 Kopecks 1831, St. Petersburg Mint, HГ. Rare as a proof! Choice brilliant proof with magnificent rainbow patina." This type is listed for 1826-31 and is rather scarcer than the succeeding type (KM C164.1). Copper ten kopeks (= grivennik) were also struck in the 1830's.

Recorded mintage: 450,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 2.07 g, 0.868 fine silver, this specimen 2.06 g.

Catalog reference: KM C-157; Bitkin 148. Severin 2970.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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]Shiryakov, I. V., and Jürg Richter, The Sincona Collection, Part 3 and Russian Coins & Medals from Other Properties, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2014.

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