Russia 1794-SP 10 kopeks
This specimen was lot 4808 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €380 (about US$499 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Katharina II. 1762-1796. 10 Kopeken (Grivennik) 1794, St. Petersburg. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung AU 58 (5779050-004). Vorzüglich. (empire of Russia, Catherine II, 1762-96, ten kopeks or grivennik of 1794, St. Petersburg mint. Graded NGC AU-58, extremely fine.)"
This coin, struck in this style 1783-96, is just a little light to be classified as a dime, tho it is one tenth of a ruble. This denomination was also struck in copper.
Recorded mintage: 2,029,999.
Specification: 2.37 g, 0.750 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM C61c; Bitkin 515; Diakov 764 (R1).
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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