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[[Image:S93-1113.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 93, lot 1113]] | [[Image:S93-1113.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 93, lot 1113]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1113 in Sincona sale 93 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1113 in Sincona sale 93 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 1,900 CHF (about US$2,634 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Russia|RUSSLAND]] Kaiserreich und Föderation, Catherine II. 1762-1796, Kopeck 1789, Moscow Mint, MM. ''Äusserst selten,'' Extremely rare. NGC VG08 BN."</blockquote> The regular issue was struck 1763-67, 1788 and 1795 at Moscow and also Ekaterinburg, Izhora, Feodesia and Annensk. This is an unlisted date and presumably rare. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 16:36, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1113 in Sincona sale 93 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 1,900 CHF (about US$2,634 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RUSSLAND Kaiserreich und Föderation, Catherine II. 1762-1796, Kopeck 1789, Moscow Mint, MM. Äusserst selten, Extremely rare. NGC VG08 BN."
The regular issue was struck 1763-67, 1788 and 1795 at Moscow and also Ekaterinburg, Izhora, Feodesia and Annensk. This is an unlisted date and presumably rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.24 g, copper, 26.5 mm diameter, this specimen 9.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM C57.4 (unlisted date), Bitkin 547 (R4).
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 93: Russian Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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