1704年俄罗斯1卢布。莫斯科造币厂。A误刻于ДОБРАѦ的Д上。作为卢布面额的首发年份，任何状态均罕，此枚品相无瑕，可说是凤毛麟角。存世品多经修复，清洗，划痕，或其他形成的改动。这从PCGS及NGC的报告中即能略知一二，所有版式中仅十二枚获得无瑕评分，当中更无一枚是高于AU50。此枚币面完好无损，铸打力强，肖像细节栩栩如生，两面浓郁包浆覆盖，底光犹存。一条出厂的修整痕迹横贯彼得一世的华服及髮丝。总体来说，此为令人讚叹的存世作，在过去的三世纪得悉心保存，无容置疑，将被纳入高端集藏之中。同款的另一枚，NGC EF细节-经清洗，在我司2023年1月的拍卖中以2.4万美元连佣金成交。（22155号拍品）
(t) RUSSIA. Ruble, 1704 (date in old Cyrillic). Moscow (Red) Mint. Peter I the Great. NGC EF-45.Dav-1645; KM-122.2; Bit-796; Diakov-82. Variety with an A engraved over a mistaken Д in ДОБРАѦ. The first year of issuance of the Ruble denomination, this date is <strong>RARE</strong> as a whole, but especially so in the present problem-free condition. Typically, examples feature repair work, cleaning, scratches, or other forms of surface manipulation, as evidenced by the PCGS and NGC census data for the issue: in total, a mere 12 examples of all varieties have been certified in problem-free grades over the two services, and none above AU-50.
The present example offers nothing less than perfectly wholesome surfaces. The strike is relatively strong, with much portrait detail present, and each side is graced with a blanket of rich patina, with traces of original luster even remaining in the fields. A solitary, as-made adjustment mark traces across the elaborate coat and hair of Peter I. All in all, this is an admirable survivor and a piece that has clearly been well-cared for over the last three centuries of its existence, and which will undoubtedly end in a collection where originality and surface preservation are similarly prized.<p>We note that an example of this variety certified by NGC as EF Details--Cleaned, sold for $24,000 including buyers premium in our January 2023 auction (lot 22155).
