Russia 1854-SP AG 5 rubles

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Heritage sale 3081, lot 31174
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 31174 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description[1] noted, "Russia: Nicholas I gold 5 Roubles 1854 СПБ-АГ MS64 PCGS, St. Petersburg mint. Obv. Crowned double-headed eagle with orb and scepter. Rev. Date and value in beaded circle. Scarce in this near-gem condition. The highest certified example, with the next finest being AU58." This type was struck at the St. Petersburg mint 1846-54. Large numbers were made but few survive. In 1886, the standard was revised to match the French twenty francs d'or, resulting in a weight reduction to .186 troy oz.

Recorded mintage: 3,900,000.

Specification: 6.54 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-155; KM-C175.3, Bit-37.

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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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