Heritage Auctions, Inc. Auction #3054 Лот №31298

Аукцион: Heritage Auctions, Inc. Auction #3054

Лот: 31298

Завершен: 10.04.2017

Russia: Alexander I copper Novodel Polushka 1809-КМ MS64 Red

Alexander I copper Novodel Polushka 1809-КМ MS64 Red and Brown_x000D_ PCGS, Suzun mint (Siberia), Bitkin-H475, Brekke-22. Obv._x000D_ Crowned double-headed eagle, holding orb and scepter, with KM_x000D_ below. Rev. Date and value. Sharply struck, with lustrous_x000D_ reddish-brown patina. A pleasing, near-Gem example with no_x000D_ significant flaws. Quite rare, as no regular strikes are known of_x000D_ this issue._x000D_ The КМ on this coin is rather confusing, as it is not a_x000D_ mintmark and means, "Kolyvanskaya Med." (Kolyvan Copper). This_x000D_ information is relayed to us via V.V. Uzdenikov in a 2003 article_x000D_ in the Journal of the Russian Numismatic Society. He also_x000D_ states that there was never a mint at Kolyvan; the mint was at_x000D_ Suzun, although the КМ on many coins would lead one to think_x000D_ this is a mintmark for Kolyvan.