25 Kopeck    (sold for $30.0)

1857, Russia, Emperor Alexander II. Silver 25 Kopeks (1/4 Rouble) Coin. VF-

Mint Year: 1857 Reference: KM-166.1. Mint Place: St. Petersburg Denomination: 25 Kopeks (1/4 Rouble) Mint Master: Fedor Blum (Ф-Б, 1856-1861)  Condition: Welding remains on edge at 12 o'clock (where a mounting was removed!), tooled/chased fields, otherwise VF! Diameter: 24mm Material: Silver Weight: 5gm

Obverse: Crown above value (25), denomination (Kopek), date (1857) and mint initials (С.П.Б.) within wreath. Reverse: Large crown above crowned double headed eagle, holding imperial scepter and orb. Legend: * ЧИСТАГО СЕРЕБРА 1 ЗОЛОТНИКА 5-1/4 ДОЛЕИ ("* Pure Silver 1 Zolotnik and 5-1/4 Parts") Exergue: Ф-Б (F-B, "Fedor Blum")

Alexander (Aleksandr) II Nikolaevich (Aleksandr II Nikolaevich) (Moscow, 29 April 1818â€"13 March 1881 in St. Petersburg), also known as Alexander the Liberator (Aleksandr Osvoboditel') was the Emperor of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. He was also the Grand Duke of Finland and the King of Poland .