Constantine ruble
Distribution and provenance
Another Constantine ruble without edge relief, the so-called Richter ruble, emerged during World War I. According to chief numismatist of the Hermitage Ivan Spassky (1904–1990), who examined the Richter ruble in 1962, it is most likely genuine (Spassky wrote that he coin matched the original press dies).

Constantine ruble

Section Title: Distribution and provenance
Table Section Text: Another Constantine ruble without edge relief, the so-called Richter ruble, emerged during World War I. According to chief numismatist of the Hermitage Ivan Spassky (1904–1990), who examined the Richter ruble in 1962, it is most likely genuine (Spassky wrote that he coin matched the original press dies).

Type	Individual name (Spassky)	Weight (grams)	Circumstances of rediscovery	Last known owner (as of 1990)

Proof coinage with edge lettering	Hermitage ruble	20.63	Delivered from the Ministry of Finance to the Hermitage June 19, 1879.	Hermitage Museum

Alexander II ruble	20.55	Delivered from the Ministry of Finance to Alexander II June 15, 1879. Transferred to the Hermitage in 1926 and from there to State Historical Museum in 1930.	State Historical Museum

Georgy Mikhailovich ruble	18.52	Presented to Grand Duke George Mikhailovich in 1879. Deposited in the Russian Museum in 1909.	Smithsonian Institution

Sergei Alexandrovich ruble	Unknown	Presented to Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich in 1879 or 1880. Presumably the coin was auctioned at Hamburger's in 1898 and at Schulman's (New York) in 1965.	Unknown

Alexander von Hesse ruble	20.61	Presented to Prince Alexander of Hesse in February 1880. Auctioned in Munich in January 1914 to the Brand family.	Unknown

Schubert ruble without edge lettering	Reichel-Schubert-Tolstoy ruble	20.75	The first Constantine ruble that became public through an 1857 publication by Schubert. In 1913 it was auctioned as part of count Tolstoy's estate.	Unknown

Josef-Richter ruble	20.57	This, according to Spassky, could be the coin secretly retained by Cancrin. It resurfaced in Saint Petersburg during World War I and was owned by Soviet collector Richter.	Unknown

Garshin-Fuchs ruble	20.89	Owned by Soviet collector Garshin (1887–1956). Twenty years after his death resurfaced in Germany in possession of Willhelm Fuchs.	Unknown

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The Historical Museum coin weighs 20.55 grams, but the Smithsonian coin weighs only 18.52 grams.

final_sentence: The Historical Museum coin weighs 20.55 grams, but the Smithsonian coin weighs only 18.52 grams.