Russia 1861-EM kopek
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This specimen was lot 75458 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $69. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Kopek, 1861. Ekaterinburg Mint. Alexander II. PCGS AU-53." This coin is a kopek ("КОПѢЙКА"), one of a type struck at Ekaterinburg 1859-67. A variety with a plain border (KM Y3.1) was also struck at Ekaterinburg along with some from Warsaw (KM Y3.2). The specification given here is from Numista; the 4 g standard in the SCWC is wrong.
Recorded mintage: 10,130,000.
Specification: 5.12 g, copper, 23.15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-Y3.3; Bit-356.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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