Russia
Nicholas II gold Proof 10 Roubles 1904-AP PR64 Cameo NGC, St. Petersburg mint, KM-Y64, Fr-179, Bitkin-12. With brilliant fields and a luster which radiates throughout, this stunning proof offers to the viewer an incredibly razor-sharp strike, further augmented by its attractive cameo nature. A few lightly scattered hairlines do not detract from its beauty and are consistent with its near-gem status. These seldom encountered proof issues are always greeted intently due to their majesty and rarity, and this example will assuredly be no different. A similar piece, graded MS64 NGC (though very likely, as stated in the catalog, a proof striking instead) realized a hammer of ChF 15,000 in Sincona 12 (14 October 2013), lot 1837.
Estimate: 15000-20000 USD