Russia 1879-SP NF 5 rubles

Heritage sale 3024, lot 25385

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25385 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Alexander II gold 5 Roubles 1879 CПБ-HФ, Crowned double-headed Imperial eagle / Date and value in circle, MS63 NGC. Full mint brilliance, with bold definition and light contact marks." This type is listed for 1859-85 and is fairly common in circulated condition. In 1886, the standard was revised to match the French twenty francs d'or, resulting in a weight reduction to .186 troy oz.

Recorded mintage: 7,225,000.

Specification: 6.54 g, .917 fine gold, .192 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-163; KM Y-B26; Bit-28; Severin-494.

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.
• 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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