Russia 1785-SP 5 rubles

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Stack's Bowers 2014 ANA sale, lor 1472
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 1472 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $11,750. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 10 Ruble, 1785-CNB. Catherine II (the Great) (1762-96). PCGS EF-40 Secure Holder. RARE." This five rubles, tho less rare than those of Elizabeth, is still plenty expensive. It is listed for 1783-96. Russia has the distinction of being the first country to issue decimal currency, as 100 kopeks = one ruble.

Recorded mintage: 47,000.

Specification: 6.54 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-129b; KM C-79c; Bit-48; Dia-500; Sev-337.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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