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This specimen was lot 32315 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $22,800. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Exceedingly Rare 3 Rubles Pedigreed to the Hesselgesser Collection, [[Russia|RUSSIA]]. 3 Rubles, 1879-CNB HO. St. Petersburg Mint. Alexander II. NGC MS-62. Mintage: 5 (purportedly). No doubt an absolute RARITY, this piece has a mintage figure in Bitkin of a 5 mere pieces, along with a question mark, pointing to its extremely difficult, albeit highly uncertain, status. Though there do appear to be more than that number extant, given a survey of auction records over the past two decades, it is nevertheless a stunning KEY DATE. Illustrating this aspect is a similar specimen--an NGC MS-63 from the Sigma Collection--that realized a total of $22,800 in our April 2023 Hong Kong Auction (Lot # 44280). Ex: Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection (Goldberg 5 - 4/2000) Lot # 4202." This type is listed for 1869-85 and is fairly common in circulated condition. It superseded a platinum three rubles of 1828-45. In 1886, the five rubles was revised to match the French twenty francs d'or, resulting in a weight reduction to .186 troy oz, and the three rubles was terminated. Assayer НФ (Nikolay Follendorf) served 1877-82.

''Recorded mintage:'' 5.

''Specification:'' 3.92 g, 0.917 fine gold, 19.7 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-164; KM-Y26; Bit-42 (R2).

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>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.

''Link to:''
* [[Russia 1878-SP NF 3 rubles|1878-СПБ HФ 3 rubles]]
* [[Russia 1879-SP 2 kopeks|1879-СПБ 2 kopeks]]
* [[Russia 1879-SP 5 kopeks|1879 copper 5 kopeks]]
* [[Russia 1879-SP NF 5 kopeks|1879-СПБ HФ silver 5 kopeks]]
* [[Russia 1879-SP NF 15 kopeks|1879-СПБ НФ 15 kopeks]]
* [[Russia 1879-SP NF ruble Dav-289|1879-СПБ НФ ruble]]
* [[Russia 1879-SP NF 5 rubles|1879-СПБ HФ 5 rubles]]
* [[Russia 1880-SP NF 3 rubles|1880-СПБ HФ 3 rubles]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1879]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale]]

Russia 1879-SP NF 3 rubles - Revision history

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