Russia 1978(l) 100 rubles KM-Y162

Heritage sale 3010, part of lot 21827

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was part of lot 21827 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), which sold for $4,600. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Six-piece set of Commemorative gold 100 Roubles issued for the 1980 Olympics, ...KM-Y162, 1978-I.... all are .50 oz AGW, 0.900 fine, all are Gem Proof in the original case with certificates. AGW 3.0000 oz." The Russian Communist regime, in its declining years, issued dozens of commemoratives in various metals as a means of earning foreign exchange. This was produced at Leningrad (shown here) and Moscow.

Recorded mintage: 57,000.

Specification: 17.28 g, .900 fine gold, .500 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-188, KM Y-162.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

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