Russia 1762 10 kopeks

Heritage sale 3040, lot 30448

This specimen was lot 30448 in Heritage sale 3040 (Chicago, April 2015), where it sold for $1,057.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Peter III 10 Kopecks 1762 XF45 Brown NGC, Softly struck, as are many of the overstruck pieces, with minor flan flaws." This seems to be the first issue of this denomination in copper. Large quantities of copper five kopeks were minted starting in 1763 and ten kopeks for Siberia, but they are of a different design, leaving this type rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: Bitkin-15, KM-C44, (variety with date 17.62).

Source:

• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
• 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.

Link to:

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