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[[Image:Russia S19-00990q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 19, lot 990]] | [[Image:Russia S19-00990q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 19, lot 990]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 990 in Sincona sale 19 ( | + | This specimen was lot 990 in Sincona sale 19 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 3,000 (about US$3,760 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "15 Kopecks 1913, St. Petersburg Mint, ЭБ. Very rare as a proof! Cabinet piece. Choice brilliant proof." The fifteen kopeks, a quasi-decimal denomination as ten and twenty kopeks were also minted, was struck in large numbers until the collapse of the regime in 1917. This date is common but the 1913-ЭБ is known only in proof, making it rare. The communists struck a similar coin in .500 silver until 1931. |
''Recorded mintage:'' a few proofs. | ''Recorded mintage:'' a few proofs. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 2.7 g, .500 fine silver, .043 troy oz ASW, this specimen 2.73 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 2.7 g, 0.500 fine silver, .043 troy oz ASW, this specimen 2.73 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Bitkin 139 (R1). Severin 4171, KM-Y21a.2. | ''Catalog reference:'' Bitkin 139 (R1). Severin 4171, KM-Y21a.2. | ||
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Shiryakov, I. V., and Jürg Richter, ''The Sincona Collection, Part 3 and Russian Coins & Medals from Other Properties,'' | + | * <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. |
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
* 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. | ||
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* [[Russia 1912-SP EB 15 kopeks|1912-СПБ ЭБ 15 kopeks]] | * [[Russia 1912-SP EB 15 kopeks|1912-СПБ ЭБ 15 kopeks]] | ||
* [[Russia 1913-SP kopek|1913-СПБ kopek]] | * [[Russia 1913-SP kopek|1913-СПБ kopek]] | ||
| − | * [[Russia 1913-SP BC 5 kopeks|1813 5 kopeks]] | + | * [[Russia 1913-SP BC 5 kopeks|1813-СПБ 5 kopeks]] |
| − | * [[Russia 1913-SP EB 10 kopeks|1913- | + | * [[Russia 1913-SP BC 10 kopeks|1913-СПБ BC 10 kopeks]] |
| − | * [[Russia 1913-SP EB 20 kopeks|1913- | + | * [[Russia 1913-SP EB 10 kopeks|1913-СПБ ЭБ 10 kopeks]] |
| + | * [[Russia 1913-SP EB 20 kopeks|1913-СПБ ЭБ 20 kopeks]] | ||
| + | * [[Russia 1913-BC 50 kopeks|1913 50 kopeks]] | ||
* [[Russia 1913 BC ruble Dav-298|1913 ruble]] | * [[Russia 1913 BC ruble Dav-298|1913 ruble]] | ||
| − | * [[Russia | + | * [[Russia 1914-SP BC 15 kopeks|1914-СПБ BC 15 kopeks]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1913]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1913]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Russia]] | * return to coins of [[Russia]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 19, 20, 21]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 19, 20, 21]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 990 in Sincona sale 19 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 3,000 (about US$3,760 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "15 Kopecks 1913, St. Petersburg Mint, ЭБ. Very rare as a proof! Cabinet piece. Choice brilliant proof." The fifteen kopeks, a quasi-decimal denomination as ten and twenty kopeks were also minted, was struck in large numbers until the collapse of the regime in 1917. This date is common but the 1913-ЭБ is known only in proof, making it rare. The communists struck a similar coin in .500 silver until 1931.
Recorded mintage: a few proofs.
Specification: 2.7 g, 0.500 fine silver, .043 troy oz ASW, this specimen 2.73 g.
Catalog reference: Bitkin 139 (R1). Severin 4171, KM-Y21a.2.
- [1]Shiryakov, I. V., and Jürg Richter, The Sincona Collection, Part 3 and Russian Coins & Medals from Other Properties, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2014.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.
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