Russia 1861-SP PF 5 rubles
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This specimen was lot 31781 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $1,263.60. The catalog description[1] noted, "Alexander II gold 5 Roubles 1861 CПБ-ПФ UNC Details (cleaned) NGC, St. Petersburg mint. Full mint brilliance with bold definition and light contact marks. We feel that there is no reason to classify this piece as "Cleaned." Much scarcer than one might expect." This type is listed for 1859-85 and is fairly common in circulated condition. In 1886, the standard was revised to match the French twenty francs d'or, resulting in a weight reduction to .186 troy oz (see KM Y42).
Recorded mintage: 3,500,000.
Specification: 6.54 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM-YB26, Bit-7.
- 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 and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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