Russia 1884-SP AG ruble Dav-289
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This specimen was lot 21434 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $493.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Ruble, 1884-CNB AT. NGC AU-58. From early in the reign of Tsar Alexander III, and prior to the adoption of Ruble coinage bearing his portrait. A lightly toned original example." This type was struck 1859-85 in respectable quantities but not so many as the prior type (Dav-283).
Recorded mintage: 355,000.
Specification: 20.73 g, 0.868 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM Y-25; Bit-45, Dav-289.
- 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.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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