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''Recorded mintage:'' 10,500,000, the highest mintage date. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 10,500,000, the highest mintage date. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' copper, this specimen 8.99 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 9.02 g, copper, 29.1 mm diameter, this specimen 8.99 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM C139.3, Bitkin 685. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM C139.3, Bitkin 685. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:42, 25 May 2026
This specimen was lot 473 in Sincona sale 78 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$719 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA | Russian Empire and Federation | Nicholas I. 1825-1855, 2 Kopecks 1838, Suzun Mint, SM. Extremely fine-uncirculated." This type was struck 1831-39 at Suzun (shown here) and Ekaterinburg.
Recorded mintage: 10,500,000, the highest mintage date.
Specification: 9.02 g, copper, 29.1 mm diameter, this specimen 8.99 g.
Catalog reference: KM C139.3, Bitkin 685.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 78, Russian Coins and Medals, The Grigoriy Stakhorsky Collection, Part 1 and other Properties, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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