Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 2091. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Siberia. Catherine II, the Great. 1762-1796. Æ Novodel 2 Kopeks. Kolyvan mint. Dated 1779. Heraldic sables bearing an inscribed shield / Crowned monogram within wreath of laurel and palm; K M below monogram. Bitkin 1123; Uzdenikov 4342; Brekke 447; KM N111. In NGC slab, graded MS66. ($300)