Russian Pattern Coin Certified by NGC Realizes Nearly $1 Million in SINCONA Sale

Eleven coins and medals certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) realized six-figure prices in the SINCONA Auction 84: Russian Coins and Medals sale. Some of the most sought-after rarities in Russian numismatics were featured in the sale on October 23, 2023.

The top lot in the sale was a Russia 1827CNB HT 25 Kopecks Silver Pattern graded NGC MS 63 and pedigreed to the Soedermann Collection (lot 270). It realized 840,000 CHF (about $936,700). Dating back to the earliest years of Emperor Nicholas I's reign of Russia from 1825 to 1855, the coin stems from the beginning of the 25 Kopecks series. Equivalent to a Quarter Rouble, this particular coin is the only example in the NGC Census.

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Another seldom-seen rarity in the auction was a Russia 1808CNB OT Quarter Rouble graded NGC MS 61 (lot 214) that realized 312,000 CHF (about $347,900). Like the previous ultra-rare Russian coin, this Quarter Rouble is also pedigreed to the Soedermann Collection and is the only example in the NGC Census.

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Other NGC-certified coins sold in this sale include:

• a Poland 1827 IB 10 Zlotych graded NGC AU 53 and pedigreed to the Soedermann Collection (lot 274), which realized 216,000 CHF (about $240,900)
• a Russia 1763CNB Silver Pattern 20 Kopecks graded NGC AU 58 and pedigreed to the Kruse Collection (lot 93), which realized 168,000 CHF (about $187,300)
• a Russia 1838-dated Moscow Triumphal Arch Gold Medal graded NGC MS 62 DPL and pedigreed to the G.D. Mikhailovich Collection (lot 330), which realized 150,000 CHF (about $167,300)
• a Russia 1908 25 Roubles graded NGC UNC Details (lot 533), which realized 114,000 CHF (about $127,100)
• a Georgia 1828 Silver Pattern 2 Abazi graded NGC PF 63 (lot 277), which realized 108,000 CHF (about $120,400)
• a Russia (1705)MA Rouble graded NGC XF Details and pedigreed to the Soedermann Collection (lot 6), which realized 108,000 CHF (about $120,400)
• a Poland 1841 HT 10 Zlotych graded NGC PF 62 and pedigreed to the Soedermann Collection (lot 350), which realized 96,000 CHF (about $107,000)
• a Russia 1904CNB AP Silver 5 Kopecks graded NGC PF 64+ Cameo and pedigreed to the Soedermann Collection (lot 528), which realized 90,000 CHF (about $100,400)
• a Russia 1836 Imperial Family 1.5 Roubles graded NGC AU 58 (lot 316), which realized 90,000 CHF (about $100,400)
• a Russia 1756 Livonia and Estonia 48 Kopecks graded NGC MS 63 and pedigreed to the Soedermann Collection (lot 75), which realized 84,000 CHF (about $93,700)

Prices realized include buyer's premium. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.