NGC MS 63 (6613285-002).
Av. 1 1/2 PYБΛЯ - 10 ZLOT. (date). Right bust of Nicholas I; below signature P. П. YTKИHЪ.
Rv. Central medallion with portrait of Alexandra Fedorovna, diademed, surrounded by seven medallions with portraits of the Imperial couple's children: Crown Prince Aleksandr Nikolaevich, Grand Duchesses Maria Nikolaevna, Olga Nikolaevna, Alexandra Nikolaevna and Grand Dukes Konstantin Nikolaevich, Nikolai Nikolaevich and Mikhail Nikolaevich; below signature P. П. YTKИH.
Bit.885 - Julian 1247 - Uzd.4204 - Forrer VI p.178 ; Silver - 31.11 g - 40 mm - 12 h
This is the third-highest grade at NGC (1 specimen in 63+ and 2 in 64 are higher)! From the Sigma collection and previously sold at Sotheby's, April 1993, no. 476.
NGC MS 63 (6613285-002).
Only 36 struck and of the greatest rarity for 1835, with P. Utkin's signature on the right and reverse! A very fine strike, with a delicate gray patina, this copy has hardly circulated and is of the best preservation. Superb at Fleur de coin.
