Russia 1823-SP PS 5 rubles

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Künker sale 336, lot 6179

This specimen was lot 6179 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €950 (about US$1,243 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RUSSLAND, KAISERREICH, Alexander I. 1801-1825. 5 Rubel 1823, St. Petersburg. GOLD. Sehr schön. (empire of Russia, Alexander I, 1801-25, five rubles of 1823, St. Petersburg mint. Very fine.)"

This type was struck 1817-25 and is scarce.

Recorded mintage: 440,000.

Specification: 6.54 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 6.55 g.

Catalog reference: KM C132, Bitkin 22; Fr-150; Schl. 21.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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