Russia 1916-BC 20 kopeks

Goldberg NY International sale 59, lot 2231

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 2231 in Goldberg's NY International sale 59 (New York, January 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "20 Kopecks 1916 BC. Authenticated and graded by NGC MS 66 (# 2112955-013). Bold, crisply defined devices in near pristine fields. Superb Gem brilliant uncirculated." This is a common date of a type struck 1915-17. The previous sub-type (KM Y22.a.1) bore the St. Petersburg mintmark. Russia surrendered to the Germans in 1917 amid the chaos of the October revolution and the silver coinage quickly ceased.

Recorded mintage: 131,670,000.

Specification: 3.6 g, 0.500 fine silver, 22.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM Y22a.2, Bit 118, Sev 4199.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg NY International 2023 Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

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