Russia 1747-SP ruble Dav-1677
This specimen was lot 24731 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Ruble, 1747-CNB. Elizabeth (1741-61). PCGS VF-35 Secure Holder. No colon at end of Obverse legend; Reverse legend has dots after both words. Dark toned." The coinage of Russia of the eighteenth century is a confusing and fascinating subject. This type, issued 1743-51 from St. Petersburg and 1742-51 from Moscow, is fairly common. The rubles of Peter II were about 28 grams but this type seems to be only 26 grams. Mintmaster initials were added after 1751.
Recorded mintage: 803,000, including the 1747/44 overdate.
Specification: 25.85 g, 0.802 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM C-19b.4; cf.Bit-262; Dia-Obv. 168, Rev. 169, Dav-1677.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
- 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.
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