{"product_id":"1759-russia-1-rouble-спб-яi-pcgs-xf45-bitkin-289-elizabeth-rare-russian-silver","title":"1759 Russia 1 Rouble СПБ ЯI PCGS XF45 Bitkin-289 Elizabeth Rare Russian Silver","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;\"\u003eOffered here is a \u003cstrong\u003e1759 Russian Imperial 1 Rouble\u003c\/strong\u003e, struck at the \u003cstrong\u003eSaint Petersburg Mint\u003c\/strong\u003e during the reign of \u003cstrong\u003eEmpress Elizabeth Petrovna\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;\"\u003eThis example is the \u003cstrong\u003eСПБ ЯI variety\u003c\/strong\u003e, cataloged as \u003cstrong\u003eBitkin-289\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring the portrait of Elizabeth by medalist \u003cstrong\u003eTimofey Ivanov\u003c\/strong\u003e and mintmaster initials \u003cstrong\u003eЯI\u003c\/strong\u003e on the reverse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe coin is certified \u003cstrong\u003ePCGS XF45\u003c\/strong\u003e and is housed in a PCGS Gold Shield holder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;\"\u003eAn exceptionally scarce PCGS-certified variety\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;\"\u003eAccording to the current PCGS population report, \u003cstrong\u003eonly 6 examples are recorded by PCGS for this specific Bitkin-289 variety\u003c\/strong\u003e, with:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;\"\u003e2 graded XF45\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;\"\u003e4 graded higher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;\"\u003e0 graded lower\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;\"\u003eThat makes this a particularly interesting opportunity for collectors of Russian Imperial coinage and PCGS-certified world coins. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe 1759 СПБ ЯI rouble is a silver issue of Empress Elizabeth's reign and carries the classic imperial double-headed eagle reverse with the date above and mintmaster initials beneath the eagle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe coin's cataloged mintage for the combined 1759 СПБ TI ЯI\/related issue is substantial, but \u003cstrong\u003ethe specific die variety and surviving certified population are considerably more important when evaluating this example.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ryan's Coinage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49694464934144,"sku":null,"price":2325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8892\/8256\/files\/IMG_5710.jpg?v=1788729672","url":"https:\/\/ryanscoinage.com\/products\/1759-russia-1-rouble-%d1%81%d0%bf%d0%b1-%d1%8fi-pcgs-xf45-bitkin-289-elizabeth-rare-russian-silver","provider":"Ryan's Coinage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}