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Long Beach Signature Sale 3067 6-7 Sep 2018
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U.S.S.R. "Leo Tolstoy" gold Medal ND MS67 NGC, 10gm, 25mm, .900 fine. Obv. Bust of Tolstoy facing, with dates of birth and death below. Rev. 1800's battle scene. A superb cameo example, with bold relief and no significant flaws. Tolstoy was a famed Russian author, and and pacifist, whose novel "War and Peace" is considered at the pinnacle of realist fiction. This is the first example of this Tolstoy gold medal that we have seen. With the original case.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 600-800 USD
U.S.S.R. "Leo Tolstoy" gold Medal ND MS67 NGC, 10gm, 25mm, .900 fine. Obv. Bust of Tolstoy facing, with dates of birth and death below. Rev. 1800's battle scene. A superb cameo example, with bold relief and no significant flaws. Tolstoy was a famed Russian author, and and pacifist, whose novel "War and Peace" is considered at the pinnacle of realist fiction. This is the first example of this Tolstoy gold medal that we have seen. With the original case.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 600-800 USD