Poland
Alexander I of Russia 10 Zlotych 1820-IB AU58 NGC, Warsaw mint, KM-C101.1, Dav-248, Bit-819. The first year of issue for the Russian 10 Zlotych series, this charmingly toned piece boasts a minuscule mintage of just 534 specimens (according to Bitkin; KM lists the figure as 543, though this may simply be a transposed numbers mistake). Regardless, an exceedingly rare crown in a grade as close as one can get without being mint state. A few light hairlines consistent with the designation, but an old time feel will assuredly capture the gaze of the viewer. Only one has been graded finer by NGC, an MS61 which realized a hammer of $11,500 in our 2017 NYINC auction (sale 3051, lot 34393).
HID02901242017
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD