Russia 1765-MMA EI ruble Dav-1683
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This specimen was lot 30649 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $4,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Ruble, 1765-MMA EI. Moscow (Red) Mint. Catherine II (the Great). NGC MS-62. Softly lustrous, this Mint State Ruble boasts lovely details and a pittance of marking or friction. A beautiful specimen certain to be much contested for. From the Sigma Collection." This is the scarcer of two dates (1764-65) for this subtype.
Recorded mintage: 121,000.
Specification: 24 g, 0.750 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-1683; KM-C67.1a; Bit-123.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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