Russia 1798-SP OM 1/4 ruble

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Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 1558
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 1558 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 1/4 Ruble (Polupoltinnik), 1798-CNOM. Paul I (1796-1801). NGC AU-53. Very scarce type. Sharply struck. Lightly toned. Lustrous and good eye appeal." This is the scarcer of two varieties issued for the year, the other having assayer MB. The polupoltinnik ended in 1801, superseded by the twenty-five kopeks in 1827 (KM C159). OM stands for Ossip Medzher, who served 1798-1801.

Recorded mintage: 88,000 (including KM C98.1a).

Specification: 5.18 g, 0.868 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-C98.2; Bit-68.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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