Russia 1840-EM kopek
This specimen was lot 597 in Sincona sale 12 (Zurich, October 2013), where it sold for 1,700 CHF (about US$2,199 including buyer's fees). The type was struck 1839-47 at Suzun and Ekaterinburg (shown here).
Recorded mintage: 20,778,000.
Specification: 4 g, copper.
Catalog reference: KM-C144.1.
- 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.
- 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]Auktion 12: the SINCONA Collection, part 2, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2013.
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