Russia 1769-SP 5 rubles Fr-130a
This specimen was lot 31560 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $6,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "Catherine II gold 5 Roubles 1769-CПБ AU55 PCGS, St. Petersburg mint, Obv. Crowned bust of Catherine II right. Rev. Four crowned shields in cruciform, with date in angles. Abundant remaining mint luster, with a bold obverse strike and slight softness on the reverse. A few contact marks are noted and the overall appearance is pleasing. A very rare gold issue. Only 5 examples of this very rare issue have been certified by PCGS and NGC combined, with only 2 finer than this piece. Comes with photo certificate #5044 from the Moscow Historical Museum." This five rubles, tho less rare than those of Elizabeth, is still plenty expensive. It is listed for 1766-77.
Recorded mintage: 16,000.
Specification: 6.54 g, 0.917 fine gold, .192 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-130a; KM-C78a, Bit-64 (R1), Diakov-222, Petrov 12 Rub.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
- 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.
- 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.
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