Heritage Auctions, Inc. Auction #3061 Лот №32478

Аукцион: Heritage Auctions, Inc. Auction #3061

Лот: 32478

Завершен: 08.01.2018

Russia: Alexander II Rouble 1866 CПБ-HI MS65 NGC

Alexander II Rouble 1866 CПБ-HI MS65 NGC, St. Petersburg_x000D_ mint, KM-Y25, Dav-289, Bit-79 (R). An extremely impressive piece,_x000D_ exhibiting highly lustrous surfaces and a brilliant cartwheel_x000D_ radiance. An appealing golden tone shimmers throughout, further_x000D_ adding to its charm and grace. Though five have been graded by NGC_x000D_ and PCGS combined at the MS64 level, no other piece has achieved_x000D_ the gem status which this specimen has attained. Scarcely able to_x000D_ draw upon a comparison, this cataloger could locate only one other_x000D_ example of the type which we have offered--an NGC MS63 PL in our_x000D_ 2006 Long Beach auction, well before the quality Russian market_x000D_ became appreciated. Even so, that piece realized a hammer of_x000D_ $3,250; given the present specimen's overwhelming appeal and the_x000D_ much more enthusiastically supported market for Russian rarities,_x000D_ it would not be a surprise to this cataloger if a bidding level_x000D_ which dwarfs the aforementioned example is easily accomplished.