Russia 1853-BM 1/4 kopek
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This specimen was lot 1203 in Sincona sale 93 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$2,079 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RUSSLAND Kaiserreich und Föderation, Nicholas I. 1825-1855, Polushka 1853, Warsaw Mint, BM. Selten, Rare. 5 roubles according to Petrov. 3 roubles according to Ilyin. NGC MS62 BN."
This type was struck 1850-55 at Ekaterinburg (mintmark EM) and also Warsaw (shown here) 1850-53. The Ekaterinburg mint made polushkas until 1876. The weight standard given here is from Numista; the 3 g given in the SCWC is wrong.
Recorded mintage: 40,000.
Specification: 1.28 g, copper, 14.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM C147.3, Bitkin 881 (R1).
- 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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 93: Russian Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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