Russia 1785-SP YA 1/4 ruble

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Künker sale 354, lot 6088

This specimen was lot 6088 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €300 (about US$418 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RUSSLAND, KAISERREICH, Katharina II. 1762-1796. 1/4 Rubel (Polupoltinnik) 1785, St. Petersburg. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (empire of Russia, Catherine II, 1762-96, quarter ruble or polupoltinnik of 1785, St. Petersburg mint. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

This quarter ruble or polupoltinnik is listed for 1783-96. The mintages are substantial but choice specimens are scarce.

Recorded mintage: 605,000.

Specification: 5.97 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 6.63 g.

Catalog reference: KM C65c; Bitkin 338; Diakov 508 (R1).

Source:

  • Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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