Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 2112. Estimate $12500.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $19000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA. Nicholas I. 1825-1855. Platinum 6 Rubles. St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1830. Mintage: 8610. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle, holding sceptre and orb, state coat-of-arms on breast with six provincial arms on wings; crown above / Legend and date. Severin 599-600; Uzdenikov 366; Friedberg 159; KM 178. In NGC slab, graded MS66. ($12,500)