Russia 1753 ducat Fr-113
This specimen was lot 22189 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $36,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "Rare Elizabethan Ducat with Specific Date of Issue, RUSSIA. Ducat (Chervonets), 5 February 1753. Moscow (Red) Mint. Elizabeth. PCGS EF-40. Bearing a specific date of issue (day and month, in addition to year), this VERY RARE minor gold issue offers a mild handling with an alluring golden-orange color and tremendous originality. Very few of this difficult type make it to the marketplace, especially as wholesome and problem as is the case here. Undoubtedly a tremendous opportunity for the advanced collector of Russian or world gold in general." This type is listed intermittently for 1749-53. Despite the large reported mintage, it is rare, suggesting that few escaped melting.
Recorded mintage: 5,018,000.
Specification: 3.47 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-113; KM-C30.2; Bit-27 (R2).
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part I (1699-1740), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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