The June 4, 2000, Dr. Jon Kardatzke Collection Parts II & III, Sale 5

Russia

Catherine II, the Great (1762-1796)

Lot 5475
RUSSIA. 2 Kopecks, 1796. B-19. Catherine II. The cipher series. Dark brown and slightly off center. NGC graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $300-400.

Lot 5476
RUSSIA. 2 Kopecks, 1796. B-19. Edge-1. Novodel. Catherine II. Cipher Series. Light hairlines. Reddish brown. Uneven edge. Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $300-400.

Lot 5477
RUSSIA. Novodel 1 Kopeck, 1796. B-14. Edge-1. Cipher series. Catherine II. Glossy reddish brown, some bluish iridescence, nicely centered and struck. NGC graded MS-65.
Estimated Value $400-500.

Lot 5478
RUSSIA. Novodel 1 Kopeck, 1796. B-13. Edge-1. Cipher series. Catherine II. Gleaming bluish brown hard luster, some reddish tints. NGC graded MS-62.
Estimated Value $300-400.

Lot 5479
RUSSIA. 1 Kopeck, 1796. B-14. Edge-1. Novodel. Cipher Series. Catherine II. Dark brown. NGC graded MS-61.
Estimated Value $500-700.

Lot 5480
RUSSIA. Kopeck, 1796. B-12. Novodel. Catherine II. The Cipher series. Very Rare. Glossy dark-chocolate brown, a delight! NGC graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $500-UP.

Lot 5481
RUSSIA. Novodel ½ Kopeck, 1796. B-8. Edge-1. Cipher series. Catherine II. Golden tan. NGC graded MS-64.
Estimated Value $300-400.

Lot 5482
RUSSIA. Denga (½ Kopeck), 1796. B-8. Novodel. Catherine II. The Cipher series. Milk-chocolate brown. Much nicer than the number grade suggests. Choice. NGC graded MS-62.
Estimated Value $350-450.

Lot 5483
RUSSIA. Polushka (¼ Kopeck), 1796. B-4. Edge-0. Novodel. Catherine II. Cipher Series. Rare. Mostly darker brown, hint of red around devices, slightly off center. NGC graded MS-65.
Estimated Value $350-450.

Lot 5484
RUSSIA. Polushka (¼ Kopeck), 1796. B-4. Novodel. Edge-0. Catherine II. The Cipher Series. Rare. NGC graded MS-64.
Estimated Value $300-400.

Lot 5485
RUSSIA. Polushka (¼ Kopeck), 1796. B-2. Edge-1. Novodel. Catherine II. Cipher Series. Very Scarce. Bright orange-red luster starting to tone to brown, sharp, centered, carbon spot on left obverse rim. NGC graded MS-64.
Estimated Value $300-400.

Lot 5486
RUSSIA. Polushka (¼ Kopeck), 1796. B-4. Novodel. Edge-0. Catherine II. The Cipher series. Traces of mint red. Rare. Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $300-400.

Lot 5487
RUSSIA. Medal, 1796. Forrer III, 241. Copper. 29 mm. By Kuchler. With shell case. Death of Catherine II. Bust of Catherine right. Reverse: Russian eagle. Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $150-200.

Paul I (1796-1801)

Kept in the background by his mother until he inherited the throne at the age of forty-two, Paul hated Catherine and all her allies and advisers. A petty tyrant, he sought to undo his mother's accomplishments and was suspicious and irritable. He freed political prisoners, including Polish rebels, of the previous reign but filled the prisons with his own enemies. He annoyed and terrorized his army by personally performing rigorous inspections and drill reviews. He was fond of saying that no one in Russia was important except the emperor. He alienated the gentry class, punished the serfs even more harshly than his mother had, restored corporal punishment, replaced Peter the Great's method of free selection of the succeeding czar with primogeniture, and gradually led Russia into war with Napoleon's France, both at sea and in northern Italy. Despite victories led by the great General Suvorov, Czar Paul switched allegiances in 1800, thinking Napoleon would gain ultimate victory. Increasingly mad in his military thinking, he was rude and violent, with an unpredictable temperament which earned him wide disdain at court. Ultimately a conspiracy of advisers, family members and the guard, fearful for their own safety, assassinated him in a palace revolution in March 1801.

Lot 5488
RUSSIA. Albertus Ruble, 1796. 'M.Dav-1687; Sev-2381. Paul I. Exceptionally pleasing. Light silvery gray surfaces with only small abrasions and considerable luster. NGC graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $2,500-3,000.

Lot 5489
RUSSIA. Heavy Ruble, 1797. FTs-SM. Sev-2405; Dav-1688. Paul I. Light silvery gold toning, very clean and appealing. NGC graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,250.

Lot 5490
RUSSIA. Heavy 10 Kopecks, 1797. FTs (CM). H-197; Sev-2392. Paul I. Bright silvery gray, appealing. NGC graded MS-61.
Estimated Value $400-500.

Lot 5491
RUSSIA. Kopeck, 1797-EM. B-42. Novodel. Edge-1. Paul I. Lovely, smooth brown surfaces with some red outlining the devices. Broad rims. Bold strike. NGC graded MS-64.
Estimated Value $200-250.

Lot 5492
RUSSIA. Denga (½ Kopeck), 1797-KM. B-22; KM-N294. Edge-1. Novodel. Paul I. Reflective surfaces, lovely chocolate brown with bright golden red around the devices. NGC graded MS-65.
Estimated Value $250-300.

Lot 5493
RUSSIA. Denga (½ Kopeck), 1797. B-24. No mintmark. Novodel. Edge-1. Paul I. Dark chocolate, slightly off-center. NGC graded MS-64.
Estimated Value $150-200.

Lot 5494
RUSSIA. Denga (½ Kopeck), 1797. EM. B-20. Novodel. Edge-1. Paul I. NGC graded MS-63.
Estimated Value $200-250.

Lot 5495
RUSSIA. Polushka (¼ Kopeck), 1797. B-2; KM-N289. Novodel. Edge-1. Paul I. Lovely bluish iridescent brown with some golden red luster around the devices, more on the reverse. NGC graded MS-65.
Estimated Value $200-250.

Lot 5496
RUSSIA. Polushka (¼ Kopeck), 1797-E.M. B-2. Novodel. Paul I. Brown fields, the devices outlined in red luster. NGC graded MS-65.
Estimated Value $200-250.

Lot 5497
RUSSIA. Polushka (¼ Kopeck), 1797-EM. B-2; KM-N289. Novodel. Edge-1. Paul 1. Perfectly centered, lovely brown with tinges of red. NGC graded MS-64.
Estimated Value $200-250.

Lot 5498
RUSSIA. Polushka (¼ Kopeck), 1797-K.M. B-4. Novodel. Paul I. NGC graded MS-63.
Estimated Value $200-250.

Lot 5499
RUSSIA. Coronation Jeton, ND (1797). Bronze. Paul I. Monogram. Reverse: Cross. Gorgeous mahogany-brown reflective surfaces. Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $100-125.