Lot 5588
RUSSIA. Ruble, 1829. NG-SP'. Dav-282; Sev-2934. Nicholas I. An exquisite specimen--one of the finest known. Especially bold strike (in fact, a diebreak in the bow), the eagle frosted, and the obverse glows with a vivid, neon-bright blue iridescence. The reverse color is a soft silvery gold, with a hint of the same blue that predominates on the obverse. The cataloguer cannot locate a single abrasion worth noting. In terms of quality, one of the stars of Dr. Hesselgesser's collection. NGC graded MS-66.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Irving Goodman Sale, Feb 1991, Lot 891.
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