Russia 1798-CP OM 5 rubles Fr-144

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Ponterio sale 168, lot 40348
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40348 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $63,250. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 5 Rubles, 1798-CN OM. St. Petersburg Mint. NGC MS-62. Very RARE St. Petersburg Mint 5 Rubles of Paul I (1796-1801). Fully lustrous surfaces, showing only light contact marks. Very RARE in this state of preservation. Currently the only example of this date certified by NGC." The five rubles was reduced in weight from 8.27 g to 6.54 g in 1764, during the reign of Catherine II. This type was struck 1798-1801 and is very rare. It is lower in weight but higher in purity, and so contains the same amount of gold. The denomination was suspended in 1805, during the Napoleonic Wars, and not resumed until 1817, when it was restored to the old module.

Recorded mintage: 148,000 (all mintmasters).

Specification: 6.08 g, 0.986 fine gold, .192 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-144; C-104.1; Bit-2; Uzd-175; Sev-366; Kaim-165.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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