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''Recorded mintage:'' 11,900,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 11,900,000.
  
''Specification:'' 12.90 g, .900 fine silver, .373 troy oz AGW, lettered edge (same weight as a French forty francs d'or).
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''Specification:'' 12.90 g, 0.900 fine silver, .373 troy oz AGW, lettered edge (same weight as a French forty francs d'or).
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Bitkin 1st ed-2; Fr-177; KM-Y65.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Bitkin 1st ed-2; Fr-177; KM-Y65.  

Revision as of 10:20, 23 November 2023

Goldberg sale 65, lot 4573
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 4573 in Goldberg sale 65 (Los Angeles, September 2011), where it sold for $2,242.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Russia. 15 Rubles, 1897-АГ. Narrow rim variety. Nicholas II. One year type. NGC graded MS-61." A matching 7½ rubles (KM Y63) was also issued.

Recorded mintage: 11,900,000.

Specification: 12.90 g, 0.900 fine silver, .373 troy oz AGW, lettered edge (same weight as a French forty francs d'or).

Catalog reference: Bitkin 1st ed-2; Fr-177; KM-Y65.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th 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.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 7th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2003.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg sale 65: The Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins," Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2011.

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