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[[Image:S84-0277.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 84, lot 277]] | [[Image:S84-0277.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 84, lot 277]] | ||
− | This specimen was lot 277 in Sincona sale 84 ( | + | This specimen was lot 277 in Sincona sale 84 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 90,000 CHF (about US$121,198 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Russia|RUSSIA]] Russian Empire and Federation, Double Abaz 1828, St. Petersburg Mint. Proof. Mintage for Georgia. Silver-Pattern Double-Abaz. Diameter 23.6 mm. Thickness 2.0 mm. Excessively rare. 20 roubles according to Petrov. 50 roubles according to Ilyin. NGC PF63. Magnificent specimen with beautiful patina. From the Soedermann Collection, auction SINCONA 19, Zürich, October 2014, lot 683 (price realized: CHF 85,000). From auction Glendining, London, November 1974, lot 849. GM knew only one such coin in the Hermitage."</blockquote> The circulation type was struck 1804-33. This is probably a pattern or piedfort. The regular issue has assayer's initials and lacks the denticled rim. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 126,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 126,000. |
Revision as of 13:20, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 277 in Sincona sale 84 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 90,000 CHF (about US$121,198 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RUSSIA Russian Empire and Federation, Double Abaz 1828, St. Petersburg Mint. Proof. Mintage for Georgia. Silver-Pattern Double-Abaz. Diameter 23.6 mm. Thickness 2.0 mm. Excessively rare. 20 roubles according to Petrov. 50 roubles according to Ilyin. NGC PF63. Magnificent specimen with beautiful patina. From the Soedermann Collection, auction SINCONA 19, Zürich, October 2014, lot 683 (price realized: CHF 85,000). From auction Glendining, London, November 1974, lot 849. GM knew only one such coin in the Hermitage."
The circulation type was struck 1804-33. This is probably a pattern or piedfort. The regular issue has assayer's initials and lacks the denticled rim.
Recorded mintage: 126,000.
Specification: 6.31 g, 0.917 fine silver, 23 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 75, Bitkin 973 (R3).
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 84, Russian Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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