CNG 88, Lot: 1953. Estimate $300. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Nikolay I Pavlovich. 1825-1855. AR 5 Kopeek. Sankt-Peterburg (St. Petersburg) mint. Dated 1845. Crowned imperial double eagle facing, with wings spread, holding scepter and orb; on breast, coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of St. Andrey; smaller coats-of-arms on wings; crown above / Denomination and date in three lines; crown above; all within wreath. Bitkin 399; Uzdenikov 1639; KM (C) 163. In NGC slab, graded MS 63.