Russia 1731 1/4 kopek

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Stack's Bowers ANA sale, lor 1433
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 1433 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 1/4 Kopek, 1731. Anna (1730-40). NGC MS-63 BN. Nice strike and even toning. A few hints of mint luster in devices." This type is noted for 1730-54 and is common thru very fine. The polushka or quarter kopek was the smallest denomination.

Recorded mintage: unknown but more common than later dates issued in the millions.

Specification: copper, 4.1 g.

Catalog reference: KM-187; Bit-309.

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 I (1699-1740), 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]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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