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NYINC Signature Sale 3045 12-13 January 2016
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Spitzbergen aluminum-bronze 10 Kopecks Token 1946 MS65, KM-Tn1. +Bright, and lustrous, with a very few tiny contact marks. Issued by the Russian mining company Artikugol. Minted in Lenigrad for the company, for use in Spitzbergen. Even though the islands were controlled by Norway, This Russian company was mining coal in the islands and produced the tokens. Very rare in this Gem condition, with only one other piece certified in MS65, and none finer. The first example, in this condition, that we have seen.
Estimate: 300-400 USD
Spitzbergen aluminum-bronze 10 Kopecks Token 1946 MS65, KM-Tn1. +Bright, and lustrous, with a very few tiny contact marks. Issued by the Russian mining company Artikugol. Minted in Lenigrad for the company, for use in Spitzbergen. Even though the islands were controlled by Norway, This Russian company was mining coal in the islands and produced the tokens. Very rare in this Gem condition, with only one other piece certified in MS65, and none finer. The first example, in this condition, that we have seen.
Estimate: 300-400 USD