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''Recorded mintage:'' 2,168,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 2,168,000. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 3.55 g, .750 fine silver, this specimen 3.78 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 3.55 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 3.78 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM C-62c; Bitkin 442. Severin 2206. GM 24.5. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM C-62c; Bitkin 442. Severin 2206. GM 24.5. | ||
Revision as of 13:29, 31 January 2024
This specimen was lot 304 in Sincona sale 19 (Zurich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 600 (about US$752 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "15 Kopecks 1784, St. Petersburg Mint. About uncirculated and lustrous. Collector's note: 'Restrike?'." This denomination was struck in several styles during the reign of Catherine the Great, this style being used 1783-94, after which the denomination was dropped until the 1860's.
Recorded mintage: 2,168,000.
Specification: 3.55 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 3.78 g.
Catalog reference: KM C-62c; Bitkin 442. Severin 2206. GM 24.5.
- 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]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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