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[[Image:S78-00582.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 78, lot 582]] | [[Image:S78-00582.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 78, lot 582]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 582 in Sincona sale 78 ( | + | This specimen was lot 582 in Sincona sale 78 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 150,000 CHF (about US$179,775 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Russia|RUSSIA]] | Russian Empire and Federation | Nicholas II. 1894-1917, 25 Roubles - 2 1/2 Imperials 1908, St. Petersburg Mint. Probably on his 40th birthday. Extremely rare, officially only 175 pieces struck. NGC MS60." A few were also made in 1896. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 150 plus a few proofs. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 150 plus a few proofs. | ||
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* Bitkin, Vladimir, ''Composite Catalogue of [[Russia]]n Coins, Part II (1740-1917),'' Kiev: Moneta, 2003. | * Bitkin, Vladimir, ''Composite Catalogue of [[Russia]]n Coins, Part II (1740-1917),'' Kiev: Moneta, 2003. | ||
* Harris, Robert P., ''Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970,'' Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971. | * Harris, Robert P., ''Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970,'' Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 78, Russian Coins and Medals, The Grigoriy Stakhorsky Collection, Part 1 and other Properties,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022. |
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* [[Russia 1908-SP 3 kopeks|1908 3 kopeks]] | * [[Russia 1908-SP 3 kopeks|1908 3 kopeks]] | ||
* [[Russia 1908-SP EB 5 kopeks|1908-СПБ ЭБ 5 kopeks]] | * [[Russia 1908-SP EB 5 kopeks|1908-СПБ ЭБ 5 kopeks]] | ||
| + | * [[Russia 1908-SP EB 15 kopeks|1908-СПБ ЭБ 15 kopeks]] | ||
* [[Russia 1908-SP EB 20 kopeks|1908-СПБ ЭБ 20 kopeks]] | * [[Russia 1908-SP EB 20 kopeks|1908-СПБ ЭБ 20 kopeks]] | ||
* [[Russia 1908-EB 50 kopeks|1908 50 kopeks]] | * [[Russia 1908-EB 50 kopeks|1908 50 kopeks]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:00, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 582 in Sincona sale 78 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 150,000 CHF (about US$179,775 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA | Russian Empire and Federation | Nicholas II. 1894-1917, 25 Roubles - 2 1/2 Imperials 1908, St. Petersburg Mint. Probably on his 40th birthday. Extremely rare, officially only 175 pieces struck. NGC MS60." A few were also made in 1896.
Recorded mintage: 150 plus a few proofs.
Specification: 32.25 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 32.24 g.
Catalog reference: KM Y22a.1, Bitkin 314 (R3). Fr-171.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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