Russia 1745-MMA ruble Dav-1678
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This specimen was lot 72118 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Ruble, 1745 MMD. Moscow Mint. Elizabeth. PCGS EF-45. A wholesome and evenly worn Ruble with pleasing, original surfaces and dusty gray toning that darkens at the peripheries." This type was issued from St. Petersburg and Moscow (shown here) 1742-51 and is fairly common tho not cheap. It does not come with assayers' initials.
Recorded mintage: 554,000.
Specification: 25.85 g, 0.802 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-1678, KM-C19.1; Bit-117.
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- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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