Russia 2014 50 rubles Fr-382
This specimen was lot 39657 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 50 Rubles, 2014-SP. St. Petersburg Mint. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. 2014 Sochi Olympics, Biathlon. A lovely flawless specimen honoring the Sochi Olympics, with flawless details and handsome frosting." The fifty rubles was used for the following Olympic commemoratives: KM Y1300, Y1301, Y1479, Y1480, Y1487, Y1488, Y1495 (biathlon, shown here), Y1496, Y1521. The biathlon, developed from Norwegian army exercises, was made an Olympic sport in 1955. Friedberg lists this coin for 2013, not 2014.
Recorded mintage: 20,000.
Specification: 7.78 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.250 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-382; KM-Y1495.
- 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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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