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[1841] Russia. Ruble, 1757- I

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - World Start Price:12,500.00 USD Estimated At:25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD
[1841] Russia. Ruble, 1757- I
<Our item number 80940><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Russia.</FONT> Ruble, 1757-SPB YaI.</B> Bitkin-189; Sev-1686; Dav-1680. Rare portrait type with dies executed by Jacques Dassier, only issued for a few months. There are two reverse dies, one with, and one without the initials under the eagle, this example being the former. Due to an imperfect planchet, some of the design details are not fully struck up, such as the Czarina&#39;s ear and some of the hair directly above it and the lower gown details to the right of the mintmark. On the reverse, the left center shield and lower left parts of the eagle are soft due to some planchet thinness at those points, with the left initial just barely visible. That being said, we must admit that this beautiful Dassier designed ruble is one of our favorites in this sale because of its amazing originality. It is a wonderfully fresh coin with virtually complete original mint luster. The surfaces are clean and very slightly reflective with no post-production defects. But for the few areas mentioned, the strike is quite acceptable expressing the designer&#39;s intent. Jaques Antoine Dassier &#40;1715-59&#41;, the son of famous medallist and coin engraver Jean Dassier &#40;1676-1763&#41;, was in his own right a leading luminary of 18th century medallic art. From 1740 to 1745, he was assistant engraver at the Royal Mint in London. After a 3 year sojourn in Russia, where he produced the dies for Elizabeth&#39;s silver rouble and her gold ten roubles, he died in 1759 at Copenhagen. His designs are among the most interesting and attractive of the period and now much in demand. This very choice ruble is possibly the finest known of the type and extremely rare this nice. <B>PCGS graded MS-63.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;25,000-35,000. <I><BR>The Dr. Robert D. Hesselgesser Collection, Ex-Fuchs Sale, April 1996, Lot 255.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 80940<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/080940.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http:/ /216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/080940N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $5000 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. </P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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