Lot 2053
Pattern Baroque 1 Kopeck 1755 C?? 19.9 gm. Edge 5. Unlisted in all references. Eagle seated right, head reverted, atop crowned cloud bracing elaborate cartouche adorned with Elizabeth’s cipher, mm below / Eagle seated right, head reverted atop crowned cloud bracing fancy cartouche inscribed with value, date below. An Extremely rare unrecorded pattern. In "The Baroque Kopeck" article by John Dalquest in: Brekke and Bakken’s "The Copper Coinage of Russia. Imperial Russia 1700-1917 Supplement 1997", the existence of these patterns is posited, cf. p.41-42. Lovely glossy brown. An exciting discovery coin, requires additional research. Uncirculated. Estimate Value $10,000 - UP
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