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August 2015 ANA Auction - Sessions B-C 14 August 2015
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RUSSIA. Ruble, 1915-BC. NGC MS-64.
Y-59.3; Bit-70. Last year of issue for this series, and at a time when Tsar Nicholas II's reign had begun to crumble in earnest. After initial military success the previous year, the Russian Army was routed midway through 1915, losing most of Poland along with Lithuania. Things would only get worse as the war progressed, but it can be said that the fate of the monarchy was almost sealed the year this coin was struck. From a minuscule mintage of just 5,000 pieces. Extraordinary state of preservation. The key to the series, this coin is a real slice of Russian history. NGC MS-64.
Estimate: $2000.00- $2500.00
Y-59.3; Bit-70. Last year of issue for this series, and at a time when Tsar Nicholas II's reign had begun to crumble in earnest. After initial military success the previous year, the Russian Army was routed midway through 1915, losing most of Poland along with Lithuania. Things would only get worse as the war progressed, but it can be said that the fate of the monarchy was almost sealed the year this coin was struck. From a minuscule mintage of just 5,000 pieces. Extraordinary state of preservation. The key to the series, this coin is a real slice of Russian history. NGC MS-64.
Estimate: $2000.00- $2500.00