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ORDER OF SALE

Part I. Russian Coins and Historical Medals

2001

Part II. Russian Orders, Medals and Badges

IMPERIAL RUSSIA

Orders

2501

Award Medals

2520

CIVIL WAR and the U.S.S.R.

Orders of the Soviet Republics

2579

Orders of the U.S.S.R.

2588

GRADING

Abbreviation Grading System Erhaltungsgrade Degrés de Conservation

Proof

Proof

Polierte Platte

Flan bruni

UNC

Uncirculated

Stempelglanz

Fleur du coin

EF

Extremely Fine

Vorzüglich

Superbe

VF

Very Fine

Sehr schön

Très beau

F

Fine

Schön

Beau

VG

Very Good

Sehr gut erhalten

Très bien conservé

G

Good

Gut erhalten

Bien conservé

We also use terms "about", "almost", "choice", etc. to help describe the coins and split grades (e.g.

VF/EF) when the two sides grade differently. We attempt to describe noteworthy characteristics

beyond what is expected for the grade.

We would also like to introduce you to the new collector's convenience feature for the Russian part

only: rarity signs for every single coin by the reference provided. The following abbreviations used by

the standard references (Brekke, Severin, Uzdenikov) are substituted by us in this simple manner:

Please refer to

www.TheNewYorkSale.com

for complete bibliography and published references