Vintage Russian Rarity Certified by NGC Offered in New York Sale

A vintage Russian rarity linked to Peter the Great is among more than 600 coins and medals certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) that are being offered in a pair of upcoming auctions. Bidding is already underway for The New York Sale's Auction 62: Russian Coins, Orders and Medals, which concludes on January 14, 2025, and Auction 63: Ancient & World Coins, which concludes on January 16, 2025.

The top NGC-certified highlight of the auction is a Russia (1702-dated) Gold Medal - Novodel graded NGC MS 64 and pedigreed to Hutten-Czapski (lot 4), with an estimate of $500,000. Struck in the earliest years of the Great Northern War, which lasted from 1700 to 1721, Tsar Peter rewarded his military commanders with gold medals like this one for their first victory of the war against the Swedish Empire in January 1702. The medal features the bust of a young Peter the Great on the obverse and the coat of arms of Russia on the reverse.

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Other NGC-certified coins in Auction 62 include:

• a Russia 1831CNB 12 Roubles graded NGC AU 55 (lot 82), with an estimate of $30,000
• a Russia 1834CNB Rouble graded NGC PF 64 (lot 87), with an estimate of $15,000
• a Russia 1854CNB HI Rouble graded NGC PF 66 Cameo (lot 98), with an estimate of $15,000
• a Russia 1707 12 Half Rouble - Novodel graded NGC MS 64 and pedigreed to the Gustav Klingert Collection (lot 8), with an estimate of $10,000
• a Russia 1901 O3 50 Kopecks graded NGC PF 65 Cameo (lot 164), with an estimate of $10,000
• a Russia 1901 AP 50 Kopecks graded NGC PF 63 Cameo (lot 165), with an estimate of $10,000
• a Russia 1902 AP 50 Kopecks graded NGC PF 65 Ultra Cameo and pedigreed to the Abe Kosoff Collection (lot 166), with an estimate of $10,000
• a Russia 1911 EB Rouble graded NGC PF 61 Cameo and pedigreed to the Abe Kosoff Collection (lot 161), with an estimate of $10,000

Other NGC-certified coins in Auction 63 include:

• a Great Britain 1839 Una and the Lion 5 Sovereigns graded NGC PF 60 Ultra Cameo (lot 1583), with an estimate of $100,000
• a Hungary 1612CB Kronstadt 2 Thaler Edge Filing graded NGC UNC Details (lot 1651), with an estimate of $75,000
• a Great Britain 1839 1 Sovereign - Plain Edge graded NGC PF 62 Cameo (lot 1584), with an estimate of $20,000
• a Great Britain 1839 Crown graded NGC PF 63 (lot 1586), with an estimate of $20,000
• an England 1652 Unite graded NGC MS 61 and pedigreed to the SINCONA British Collection (lot 1578), with an estimate of $15,000
• an India 1901 Rupee - Pridmore Early Restrike Pattern graded NGC PF 65 and pedigreed to the David Fore Collection (lot 1602), with an estimate of $15,000
• a Hungary 1619 Thaler graded NGC AU Details (lot 1652), with an estimate of $15,000
• a Caria, Island of Cos c.300-250 BC Silver Tetradrachm graded NGC Ancients Ch AU★, 5/5 Strike and 5/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 1067), with an estimate of $10,000

Estimates are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.