Poland 1827-IB 10 zlotych
This specimen was lot 274 in Sincona sale 84 (Zurich, October 2023), where it sold for 180,000 CHF (about US$242,396 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RUSSIA Russian Empire and Federation, 10 Zlotych Polskich 1827, Warsaw Mint, IB. Mintage for Poland. Excessively rare. 75 roubles according to Petrov. 200 roubles according to Ilyin. NGC AU53. Attractively toned. From the Soedermann Collection, auction SINCONA 19, Zurich, October 2014, lot 687 (price realized: CHF 325,000). GM considered this coin as a pattern and knew only 2 pieces of a standard weight: his own and in the collection of Tolstoy. With the expertise by the Society of Friends to the State Historical Museum, signed by I.V. Shiryakov. According to the expertise the coin is "of very great interest as numismatic monument"."
Ten zlotych equaled one and a half rubles. Russian coinage for Poland ended in 1841. As a pattern, this is not mentioned in Davenport.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 31.1 g, 0.868 fine silver, this specimen 31.24 g.
Catalog reference: KM C117, Bitkin 983 (R4).
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 84, Russian Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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