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* [[Russia 1860-SP FB 5 kopeks KM-Y19.1|1860-СПБ ФБ silver 5 kopeks]] | * [[Russia 1860-SP FB 5 kopeks KM-Y19.1|1860-СПБ ФБ silver 5 kopeks]] | ||
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* [[Russia 1861-EM kopek|1861-EM kopek (КОПѢЙКА)]] | * [[Russia 1861-EM kopek|1861-EM kopek (КОПѢЙКА)]] | ||
* [[Russia 1861-SP MI 5 kopeks|1861-СПБ МИ silver 5 kopeks]] | * [[Russia 1861-SP MI 5 kopeks|1861-СПБ МИ silver 5 kopeks]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:20, 26 May 2026
This specimen was lot 428 in Sincona sale 84 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$135 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RUSSIA Russian Empire and Federation, 5 Kopecks 1861, St. Petersburg Mint, SPB FB. About uncirculated. Attractively toned."
This type was struck 1860-66. Mintmasters МИ and ФБ are reported for 1861. In 1867, the weight was reduced to 0.90 g, 0.500 fine silver and struck in that form until the collapse of the regime. In the 1860's, the regime struck this denomination in silver (shown here) and copper (KM Y6a).
Recorded mintage: 360,000 (mintmasters МИ + ФБ).
Specification: 1.03 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 1.01 g.
Catalog reference: KM Y19.2, Bitkin 206.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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