Russia 1780-SP 5 rubles Fr-130b

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from Künker sale 352, lot 1409

This specimen was lot 1409 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,505 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RUSSLAND, KAISERREICH, Katharina II. 1762-1796. 5 Rubel 1780, St. Petersburg. GOLD. R Fast sehr schön. (empire of Russia, Catherine II, 1762-96, five rubles of 1780, St. Petersburg mint. Scarce, about very fine.)"

This five rubles, tho less rare than those of Elizabeth, is still plenty expensive. It is listed for 1778-82.

Recorded mintage: 26,000.

Specification: 6.54 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 6.47 g.

Catalog reference: KM C78b, Bitkin 77 (R); Diakov 402 (R1); Fr-130 b.

Source:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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