RUSSIA : COMMEMORATIVE RUBLES and MEDALS of the ROMANOVS

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ALEXANDER ll REIGN. Erection of NICHOLAS I MEMORIAL . Purchased as PROOF. Y-28 , DAV-290 , SEV-368.1 , "lightly cleaned and hairlined" . NGC World Coin Price Guide states MS60=$2250. No prices found for MS61 or PROOF. An NGC MS 61 PL on eBay for $4799.99 on 8/20/17. Also on eBay on 8/20/17 a PCGS AU58 for $3499.99. and a PCGS XF45 for $1579 . Bitkin 566 , Harris 403 , KM-28 and ? U z denikov 4194. Davenport 209 (?290) , Severin 368.
Mintage 50,000. Engraver was A. Lyalen with initials on the obverse on the truncated bust. This is one of four NGC certified NICHOLAS l MEMORIAL coins I own.