Russia 1996 50 rubles Fr-256

Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 8179

This specimen was lot 8179 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 50 Rubles, 1996-(M). Moscow Mint. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Wildlife protection series, featuring an Amur tiger. A bright and attractive Proof, with hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices." This NCLT featuring the tiger accompanied several other gold issues, including Y-540 and Y-539.

Recorded mintage: 1,500 proofs.

Specification: 7.77 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.250 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-256; KM-Y537.

Source:

Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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Russia 1996 50 rubles Fr-256

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