Russia 1814-SP PS poltina
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This specimen was lot 3251 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA: Alexander I, 1801-1825, AR poltina (1/2 rouble), 1814/3, lightly cleaned, still attractive with a bit of luster, including a couple of toning blotches, VF-XF." This type is listed for 1810-26 and is somewhat available in circulated condition. The SCWC notes this overdate but awards it no premium.
Recorded mintage: 662,000 (assayer ПС and МФ).
Specification: 10.36 g, 0.868 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM C129.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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