Russia 1899-FZ 10 rubles

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Sincona sale 84, lot 516

This specimen was lot 516 in Sincona sale 84 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$673 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RUSSIA Russian Empire and Federation, 10 Roubles 1899, St. Petersburg Mint, (FZ). About extremely fine."

This type was struck 1898-1906 and 1909-11 and is the most common ten rubles of the tsarist regime. Three mintmasters are recorded for 1899.

Recorded mintage: 27,600,000 (mintmasters АГ + ЭБ + ФЗ), most common date.

Specification: 8.60 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 8.60 g.

Catalog reference: KM Y64, Bitkin 5, Fr-179.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 84, Russian Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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