Russia 1772-SP YC ruble Dav-1684
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This specimen was lot 22201 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Ruble, 1772-CNB RY. St. Petersburg Mint. Catherine II (the Great). NGC Unc Details--Cleaned. Softly lustrous and still quite appealing, this handsome Ruble is fully presentable, despite the noted cleaning. 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: 1,050,000 (all three assayers).
Specification: 24 g, 0.750 fine silver, .578 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Dav-1684; KM C67a.2; Bit-212.
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- 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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