Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 2122. Estimate $15000.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $22000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA. Nicholas I. 1825-1855. Platinum 12 Rubles. St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1833. Mintage: 255. 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 610; Uzdenikov 374; Friedberg 158; KM 179. In NGC slab, graded MS62. ($15,000)