Short-lived Russian Tynf Certified by NGC Featured in Niemczyk Auction

A Russian rarity from the reign of Peter I, certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®), is among the impressive world coins available in Antykwariat Numimatyczny Michal Niemczyk’s Auction 47 (which includes Session I, Session II and Session IV) on December 14-17, 2024.

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Featured in this auction series is a Russia 1708/7IL L Tynf graded NGC MS 65 (Session II, lot 2006), with a starting price of 85,000 PLN (about $21,000). The coin’s obverse displays a bust of Tsar Peter I in ceremonial armor with a cloak thrown over his shoulders and fastened with a decorative brooch, while the reverse shows a crowned double-headed imperial eagle and the signature IL-L (master of the Kadaszew Mint).

During the Great Northern War with Sweden, Peter I, for the purposes of settling accounts with the allied troops of Denmark, Norway, Saxony and Prussia, introduced a new type of coin called the Tynf. It was minted in the years 1707-1709 in the Kadashev Mint in three versions: with the letters IL-L, with the letters IL and without the letters — which were the signature of the mint master of the Kadashev Mint, I. Lang. In later years, the coins were withdrawn from circulation and almost all of them were melted down.

Some of the NGC-certified coins in Session I include:

• an Austria 1683-dated Silver Siege of Vienna Medal graded NGC MS 62 (lot 1003), with a starting price of 10,000 PLN (about $2,500)
• a Poland (1102-38) Denar - Boleslaw III graded NGC MS 64 (lot 25), with a starting price of 5,000 PLN (about $1,200)
• a Poland (1236-48) Kuyavia Denar - Casimir I graded NGC MS 62 (lot 139), with a starting price of 4,000 PLN (about $1,000)

Some of the NGC-certified coins in Session II include:

• a Poland 1995MW Gold 200 Zlotych - Chopin Piano Competition graded NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo (lot 2767), with a starting price of 14,000 PLN (about $3,400)
• a Poland 1814 IB 1/3 Thaler graded NGC MS 62 (lot 2247), with a starting price of 4,500 PLN (about $1,100)
• a Russia 1878CNB Rouble graded NGC MS 65 (lot 2075), with a starting price of 3,000 PNG (about $700)

Some of the NGC-certified coins in Session IV include:

• a Germany 1632 Erfurt Taler - Swedish Occupation graded NGC AU 55 (lot 5349), with a starting price of 5,000 PLN (about $1,200)
• a Germany 1545 Ottingen Taler graded NGC MS 61 (lot 5344), with a starting price of 4,000 PLN (about $1,000)
• a Czechoslovakia 1933 Ducat graded NGC MS 66 (lot 5265), with a starting price of PLN 3,400 (about $800)

Starting prices are reported by the auction house. The $ symbol indicates US Dollars.