Russia 1725-SP ruble Dav-1664

Stack's Bowers ANA sale, lor 1421

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 1421 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Ruble, 1725-CNB. Catherine I (1725-27). PCGS VF-35 Secure Holder. Stops below eagle's tail. Lightly toned." Several types of ruble are listed in the SCWC for 1725 including some for Catherine I's husband and predecessor Peter the Great; collecting Russian coins is made more confusing by the plethora of competing catalog numbering systems.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.44 g, 0.729 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-1664; KM-169; Bit-127; Dia-51.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part I (1699-1740), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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