Alexander I (1801–1825). Half-ruble or poltina, 1819 ПС, СПБ, Saint Petersburg.

Obverse: * COIN - HALF *. A crowned double-headed imperial eagle holding a globe surmounted by a cross and a scepter; below, (variant) and (date).
Reverse: Within a wreath formed of an oak branch and a laurel branch: ЧИСТАГО CEPEBPA 2 3OΛOTH 10 1/2 ДOΛEИ (mint), beneath a crown.
Bitkin 163 (1A); Silver – 29 mm – 12 h
This is the second-highest grade! From the Claude Silberstein collection (coin previously graded NGC MS 61).
PCGS AU 58 [Ex NGC MS 61] (55958098).
Variant with the wide crown. Only slight wear on the high reliefs. With a trace of a die break on the obverse at 5 o’clock. Superb.