View source for Russia 1804-SP FG ruble Dav-279

[[Image:Russia 1804 ruble obv Ponterio 173-1648.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 173, lot 1648]]
[[Image:Russia 1804 ruble rev Ponterio 173-1648.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 1648 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $5,288. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Russia|RUSSIA]]. Ruble, 1804-CNB OT. NGC MS-62. Mintage struck for the Russian holding of Jever in Germany. Toned with underlying luster." The SCWC records this product of the St. Petersburg mint (СПБ) for 1802-05, with mintmaster FG (ФГ) for 1803-11. The type is much scarcer than later rubles of Alexander I (1811-26). 

''Recorded mintage:'' 4,355,000.

''Specification:'' 20.73 g, 0.868 fine silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM C-125; Bit-38, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-279]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. 
* Bitkin, Vladimir, ''Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917),'' Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
* Harris, Robert P., ''Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970,'' Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction,'' Irvine, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2012.

''Link to:''
* [[Russia 1803-SP AI ruble Dav-279|1803-СПБ АИ ruble]]
* [[Russia 1803-SP FG ruble|1803-СПБ ФГ ruble]]
* [[Russia 1804-KM kopek|1804-KM kopek]]
* [[Russia 1804-EM 2 kopeks|1804-EM 2 kopeks]]
* [[Russia 1804-EM 5 kopeks|1804-EM 5 kopeks]]
* [[Russia 1804-KM 5 kopeks|1804-KM 5 kopeks]]
* [[Russia 1804-SP FG 10 kopeks|1804-СПБ ФГ 10 kopeks]]
* [[Russia 1804-SP FG 1/4 ruble|1804-СПБ ФГ polupoltinnik]]
* [[Russia 1804-SP FG poltina|1804-СПБ ФГ poltina]]
* [[Russia 1804-SP HL 10 rubles|1804-CПБ XЛ 10 rubles]]
* [[Russia 1805-SP FG ruble Dav-279|1805-СПБ ФГ ruble]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1804]]
* return to coins of [[Russia]]

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