Russia 1894-AG 5 rubles
This specimen was lot 21338 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 5 Rubles, 1894-(AT). St. Petersburg Mint. Alexander III. NGC MS-63. An alluring piece, this charming, choice example is from the final year of the reign of Alexander III, the penultimate czar of Russia. Highly lustrous and brilliant, and rather SCARCE in this state of preservation. Ex: Fritz Rudolf Kunker Auction # 258 Lot # 1034 "The Ernst Otto Collection.'" This type is listed for 1886-94 and matches the French twenty francs d'or. Prior types (1817-85, including KM YB26) were 6.54 g, 0.917 fine gold and the five rubles of Nicholas II (KM Y62) were 4.30 g, 0.900 fine gold. In fact, the 7½ rubles of Nicholas II (KM Y63) matches this coin in weight.
Recorded mintage: 598,000.
Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, .186 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-168; KM-Y42; Bit-40.
- 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.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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