Russia 1990 100 rubles

Goldberg sale 93, lot 2013

This specimen was lot 2013 in Goldberg sale 93 (Los Angeles, September 2016), where it sold for $734.37. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Russia. 100 Roubles, 1990 NGC PF69 UC. For the 500th Anniversary of Russian State. Peter the Great on horse. NGC graded Proof 69 Ultra Cameo." The Communist regime, in its declining years, issued dozens of commemoratives in various metals as a means of earning foreign exchange. This type honors the 500th anniversary of the proclamation of the Russian Empire and the statue of Peter the Great.

Recorded mintage: 14,000.

Specification: 17.28 g, 0.900 fine gold, .500 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-203; Y-252.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 93: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

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