Russia 1903-AP 5 rubles
This specimen was lot 24536 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $552. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 5 Rubles, 1903-AP. St. Petersburg Mint. PCGS MS-66+ Gold Shield. A blazing and supremely dazzling specimen, this vibrant Gem presents a great deal of luster atop its golden-orange surfaces, while a subtle magenta nature near the peripheries merely augments its charm." This type was struck 1897-1911 at the St. Petersburg mint and is the most common of the five rubles. The gold chervonetz struck by the Communists in 1923 and later was equal to ten Tsarist gold rubles. This coin was two-thirds the weight of the five rubles of Alexander III (KM Y42).
Recorded mintage: 6,240,000.
Specification: 4.30 g, 0.900 fine gold, .124 troy oz AGW, moneyer's initials on edge.
Catalog reference: Fr-180; KM-Y62; Bit-30.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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