Russia 1877-SP NF ruble Dav-289

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Sincona sale 12, lot 865

This specimen was lot 865 in Sincona sale 12 (Zürich, October 2013), where it sold for 22,000 CHF (about US$28,455 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Alexander II, 1818-1881, Rouble 1877, St. Petersburg Mint, H. Vary rare as a proof! Minor hairlines. Uncirculated proof." This type was struck 1859-85 in respectable quantities but not so many as the prior type (Dav-283). This specimen realized seven times the catalog value for a proof. Assayer's initials HΦ = Nicolai Follendorf.

Recorded mintage: 6,923,000 (including assayer HI) plus proofs.

Specification: 20.73 g, 0.868 fine silver, this specimen 20.68 g.

Catalog reference: Bitkin 91. Severin 3877, KM-Y25, Dav-289.

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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
  • [1]Auktion 12: the SINCONA Collection, part 2, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.

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