Congress Kingdom, Alexander I, 50 gold 1819 IB, Warsaw - PROOFLIKE
Av.: Head of the Tsar to the right. In the rim: ALEXANDER I CESSAR SA W ROS KROL POLSKI
Rw.: Crowned double-headed Russian eagle with Polish eagle shield against a background of ermine mantle. In the eagle's talons a royal apple and a scepter and sword. At the bottom, initials I-B (of Jakub Benicke - administrator of the Warsaw mint). In the rim: 26 Z GRZ CZ KOL 1819 50 ZŁOT POLSK
Variety with high edge and pearl border on obverse and reverse.
Prooflike - on a PL slab (prooflike), the coin having the characteristics of a coin struck with a mirror stamp - a rarity.
Condition: NGC MS61PL
A beautifully struck and preserved piece. Plastic relief. Beautiful detail. Rarer vintage. Coin graded prooflike in NGC - very rare. Only one piece received a higher grade in NGC. In this state of preservation, the coin is rare and difficult to find on the collector market. A beautiful piece to adorn the best collections.
Recommended
Literature: Kopicki 2738 (R3), Bitkin 807 (R), Plage 4, Friedberg 107, Berezowski 80 zl.
