Russia 1720 2 rubles Fr-91

Stack's Bowers ANA sale, lor 1411

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 1239 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $5,875. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 2 Ruble, 1720. Peter I (the Great) (1689-1725). PCGS MS-64 Secure Holder. Exceptional Peter the Great Gold 2 Ruble Palm on breast plate. Only four mint state examples of this date are presently certified by both PCGS and NGC. This example is currently the finest graded at PCGS and tied for finest overall graded, with a sole example by NGC. Struck on a nice problem-free planchet, which is somewhat unusual for this series as many coins of this type are problematic with planchet flaws and defects. A remarkably choice example for this type with good color, original luster and a sharp strike." This type is listed for 1718 and 1720-25 and is rare. The two rubles was reduced to 3.47 g in 1726 and to 3.24 g in 1756. Issues were intermittent and the denomination was abandoned after 1785.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.10 g, .781 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-91; KM-158.5; Bit-101; Dia-21; Sev-62.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part I (1699-1740), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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