Russia 1870-SP NI 5 rubles
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This specimen was lot 52564 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $1,740. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 5 Rubles, 1870-CNB HI. St. Petersburg Mint. Alexander II. PCGS MS-61. Surpassed in the PCGS census by just four examples, this robust and extremely brilliance example radiates with great appeal and a delightful olive nature to the gold." 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.
Recorded mintage: 5,000,000.
Specification: 6.54 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-163; KM-YB26; Bit-18.
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- 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.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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