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''Specification:'' 20 g, 0.900 fine silver.  
 
''Specification:'' 20 g, 0.900 fine silver.  
 
   
 
   
''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-300]], KM-Y83.  
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-300]], KM-Y84.  
  
 
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Revision as of 12:54, 25 February 2025

Heritage sale 3064, lot 31634
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This specimen was lot 31633 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $3,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "R.S.F.S.R. Proof 50 Kopecks 1922-ПЛ PR65 NGC, Leningrad mint. Obv. National arms. Rev. '50' in star with date below. A sparkling example, with superbly defined details, nicely mirrored fields and frosted devices. The appearance is quite pleasing, with a touch of attractive gold patina." This type was struck 1921-22 toward the end of the Russian Civil War as the Communists consolidated power. It was accompanied by a silver 50 kopeks (KM Y84).

Recorded mintage: 2,050,000 plus a few proofs, including assayer AГ.

Specification: 20 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-300, KM-Y84.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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