Russia 1764-SP 5 rubles

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Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 54319
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This specimen was lot 54319 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $19,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 5 Rubles, 1764-CNB. St. Petersburg Mint. Catherine II "the Great". NGC AU-58. Exceptionally radiant and flashy, and with just a slight degree of light wear across the highest points, this incredible survivor offers immense charm and appeal, and no doubt represents one of the finest of the date that one can hope to acquire. Indeed, NGC has graded just two superior. From the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection." This is the first year of the reduced weight five rubles, which was struck in this style 1764-65. Later varieties, tho not cheap, are much more available.

Recorded mintage: 24,000.

Specification: 6.54 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-130a; KM-C78.2a; Bit-55.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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