Russia 1999 100 rubles Fr-270
This specimen was lot 1348 in Goldberg Sale 139 (Los Angeles, June 2024), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "Russia. 100 Rouble, 1999. Weight 0.5049 ounce. Russian Explorer N. M. Przhevalsky. Pop 1; 1 in 69Dcam; 1 in 70Dcam. Only 3 graded in Dcam at PCGS. This coin is photo[graphed] in the PCGS Pop Report. PCGS graded Proof 67 Deep Cameo. Ex Goldberg Sale 34, Feb 7, 2006, lot 2437. The Peh Collection Part II." Other hundred rubles for 1999 include Y-693 (Pushkin), Y-694 (Pushkin), Y-699 (ballet) and Y-700 (ballet).
Wikipedia comments, "Nikolay Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky (or Prjevalsky; April 12 [O.S. March 31] 1839 – November 1 [O.S. October 20] 1888) was a Russian geographer and a renowned explorer of Central and East Asia. Although he never reached his ultimate goal, the holy city of Lhasa in Tibet, he traveled through regions then unknown to the West, such as northern Tibet, Amdo (now Qinghai) and Dzungaria (now northern Xinjiang). He contributed substantially to European knowledge of Central Asian geography. Przhevalsky described several species previously unknown to European science, such as Przewalski's horse, Przewalski's gazelle, and the wild Bactrian camel, all of which are now endangered."
Recorded mintage: 1,000.
Specification: 17.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.504 troy oz AGW, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-270; KM Y703.
- 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, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 139: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring the Peh Family Collection, Part II, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2024.
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