Russia 1777-KM 2 kopeks

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from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73079
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This specimen was lot 73079 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Siberia. 2 Kopeks, 1777-KM. Suzun Mint. Catherine II (the Great). NGC MS-62 Brown. Another Mint State offering from the permafrost of north-eastern Russia, this example presents tremendous overall quality for the type along with a slight glossiness to the surfaces." This type was struck 1764-80 for circulation in Siberia and is today common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.10 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-C4; Bit-1118.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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