Russia 1794-EM 5 kopeks

Goldberg NY International sale 59, lot 2078

This specimen was lot 2078 in Goldberg's NY International sale 59 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $228. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Denga 1794 EM. Authenticated and graded by PCGS AU 58 (# 413228). Deep café au lait brown. Choice almost uncirculated." This type was struck 1763-96 in the Ekaterinburg mint for circulation in Russia during the reign of Catherine the Great. Hundreds of millions were issued between the Annensk, Moscow, Sestroretsk, Kolyvan, Ekaterinburg and St. Petersburg mints. The mintage listed below consumed 1,072 metric tons of copper. Many survive today but few in choice condition.

Recorded mintage: 20,950,000.

Specification: 51.19 g, copper.

Catalog reference: Bit 734, B 97, KM C59.3.

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.
• 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]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg NY International 2023 Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

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