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[[Image:S78-00304.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 78, lot 304]] | [[Image:S78-00304.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 78, lot 304]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 304 in Sincona sale 78 ( | + | This specimen was lot 304 in Sincona sale 78 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$180 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Russia|RUSSIA]] | Russian Empire and Federation | Catherine II. 1762-1796, Grivennik 1766, Red Mint. Very rare. 10 roubles according to Petrov. About very fine. Flan flaws." This is the scarcest of the three dates produced, 1764-66. The St. Petersburg mint also struck this denomination in silver (KM 61a.3), which product is much more available. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 41,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 41,000. | ||
Revision as of 16:37, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 304 in Sincona sale 78 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$180 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA | Russian Empire and Federation | Catherine II. 1762-1796, Grivennik 1766, Red Mint. Very rare. 10 roubles according to Petrov. About very fine. Flan flaws." This is the scarcest of the three dates produced, 1764-66. The St. Petersburg mint also struck this denomination in silver (KM 61a.3), which product is much more available.
Recorded mintage: 41,000.
Specification: 2.37 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 2.48 g.
Catalog reference: KM C61.1, Bitkin 173 (R2).
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 78, Russian Coins and Medals, The Grigoriy Stakhorsky Collection, Part 1 and other Properties, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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