Russia 1834-SP NG 5 kopeks
This specimen was lot 34536 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "Russia: Nicholas I 5 Kopecks 1834 CПБ-HГ MS66 NGC, St. Petersburg mint, Brilliant silvery white mint luster with a nice strike. Only tiny marks are noted on close examination. The single finest certified example by NGC and PCGS combined." This silver type was struck 1832-58 simultaneously with a copper coin of the same denomination (KM C140) issued from several branch mints. This specimen sold for thirteen times the catalog value. An 1834/3 overdate exists and is priced lower than the regular date.
Recorded mintage: 400,000.
Specification: 1.036 g, 0.868 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-C163, Bit-387.
- 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.
- Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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