Art Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Steve D'Ippolito's 1777 10 Kopeks Siberian, Russia Siberian coppers were made out of copper by-product of a silver mine in the Altai. Since the copper contained some silver and even gold it was decided to mint coppers at a new facility in Kolyvan, but in doing so to institute a new distinctive design and make the coins to a lower weight standard (more face value per unit weight). The KM stands for Kolvyan Copper (Med'), and is not a mint mark. The very early coins in the series had edge lettering instead of the KM initials, on the larger pieces. The series ran from 1764-1781 after which the Kolyvan mint started producing regular-style coppers, of the typical Catherine II type, with the KM mintmark (and this time it was a mintmark). The Kolyvan mint was finally closed in the 1830s. ccg's 1773 Halfpenny, UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Halfpenny - I've always loved these pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted September 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Half penny got the vote but it was a close call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steve D'Ippolito Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Looks like the Siberian is going to end its run in an hour or so... which surprises me; I figured it for my entry likeliest to go far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Moving on the Round 3: ccg's 1773 Halfpenny, UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Round 3 bound: ccg's 1773 Halfpenny, UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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