Russia 1783-SP 5 rubles Fr-130a

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40343

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40343 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $7,638. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 5 Rubles, 1783-CNB. NGC EF-45. Pleasing color." This five rubles, tho less rare than those of Elizabeth, is still plenty expensive. It is listed for 1783-96.

Recorded mintage: 33,000.

Specification: 6.54 g, 0.917 fine gold, .192 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-130a; KM C-78c; Bitkin-76; Sev-330; UDZ-152.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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