1831 СПБ 12 Rbl Bit-40, PL MS(PCGS#838934)
1831 СПБ 12 Rbl Bit-40, PL MS (PCGS#838934)
April 2021 Hong Kong World Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 50104
- 等级
- MS62PL
- 价格
- 432,675
- 详细说明
- Elusive Mint State Platinum 12 Rubles of Nicholas I RUSSIA. Platinum 12 Rubles, 1831-CNB. St. Petersburg Mint. Nicholas I. PCGS MS-62 Prooflike Gold Shield. Fr-158; KM-C-179; Bit-40 (this coin and price record cited). Weight: 41.42 gms. Mintage: 1,463. The largest denomination in the ill-fated platinum series, this VERY RAREspecimen offers quality that is seemingly never seen. Rather unsurprisingly, it is the finest seen at PCGS for the date, the only to receive the 'prooflike' designation, and the second-finest graded overall for all dates. An incredible opportunity for a classic piece with tremendous beauty and radiance. The discovery of platinum in the Urals of Western Siberia resulted in the production of three new Russian decimal coinage denominations. By the imperial decree of April 24, 1828, platinum coinage was initiated for circulation. The minting of platinum coinage in 19th century Russia was done on a very limited basis and for a period of less than two decades. The new coinage denominations were not well-received by the public, as they were produced in a pale white metal that was unfamiliar in circulation. In 1845, an imperial decree was issued ordering the minting of platinum coinage to cease. Simultaneously, the existing pieces were ordered to be recalled within a six month period. For this reason, much of the original mintages were redeemed and destroyed, which accounts for their rarity today. As the allowable six month period was too short for all the platinum issues to be redeemed and destroyed, it is largely responsible for the examples known today. Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000. Provenance: From the Pinnacle Collection. Ex: Numismatica Genevensis SA II (11/2002) Lot # 1043. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins] 品相絕佳尼古拉斯一世的12盧布鉑金 1831-CNB年俄羅斯鉑金12盧布。聖彼得堡造幣廠。尼古拉斯一世。類鏡面打鑄。 發行量：1,463枚。鉑金造幣短暫的發行間所鑄的最高面值。罕見的頂尖品相，PCGS 此版同年份的評級中最高分，亦是唯一一枚獲獲得 'prooflike'（類鏡面）的標籤，放眼此版的所有年份，亦是當中的第二高分，難能可貴。絕佳機會將如此經典之作納入囊中。 在西西伯利亞的烏拉爾地區發現鉑金後，三種新的俄羅斯面額應運而生。根據 1828 年 4 月 24 日的帝國法令，開始以鉑金鑄流通幣。在 19 世紀的俄羅斯，鉑金造幣的發行量有限，且時長不足二十年。新造的硬幣面額並不受公眾歡迎，因為鉑金呈淡白色，在流通中並不普遍。 1845 年，帝國頒布了一項法令，停止鑄造鉑金幣。同時，需於六個月內將所有現時市面上流通的鉑金幣全數召回。因此，許多原鑄幣被召回並熔毀，此品流傳至今，足見其稀有性。由於法令所規定的六個月時限太短，無法完全收回及和熔毀所有鉑金發行，亦容讓我們今日有幸能呈獻此一罕見發行。