Russia 1771-SP AS ruble Dav-1684
This specimen was lot 22200 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Ruble, 1771-CNB AW. St. Petersburg Mint. Catherine II (the Great). PCGS AU-58. Tied with just one other example for the finest of the date in the PCGS census, this blast white specimen is wholly without tone and offers an immense, majestic degree of shimmering luster and brilliance. From the Sigma Collection." This type was issued from St. Petersburg (shown here) and Moscow 1764-96. This type, issued 1763-82, is fairly common as is this date.
Recorded mintage: 1,025,000 (both assayers).
Specification: 24 g, 0.750 fine silver, .578 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Dav-1684; KM-C67A.2; Bit-211.
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- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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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