Russia 1759-SP 5 kopeks

Sincona sale 84, lot 78

This specimen was lot 78 in Sincona sale 84 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 60 CHF (about US$81 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RUSSIA Russian Empire and Federation, 5 Kopecks 1759, St. Petersburg Mint, SPB. Extremely fine."

This type was struck 1756-61. Throughout the tsarist regime, authorities would vacillate between striking this denomination in copper or silver.

Recorded mintage: 882,000.

Specification: 1.21 g, 0.802 fine silver, this specimen 1.20 g.

Catalog reference: KM C15.2, Bitkin 344.

Source:

• 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 84, Russian Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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