Russia 1774-SP 10 rubles Fr-129a
This specimen was lot 41421 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $7,500. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 10 Rubles, 1774-CNB. St. Petersburg Mint. Catherine II (the Great). NGC AU-53. Enticingly wholesome and appealing, with some hints of brilliance remaining and a burnished orange nature to the peripheral toning. Some scattered marks are light handling are noted, but not distracting. There are a few minor spots of staining in front of the czarina's bust, but they are rather easily overlooked as well." This ten rubles, tho less rare than those of Elizabeth, is still plenty expensive. It is listed for 1766-76.
Recorded mintage: 53,000.
Specification: 13.08 g, 0.917 fine gold, .385 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-129a; KM-C79a; Bit-29.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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