Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 2125. Estimate $25000.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $42500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA. Nicholas I. 1825-1855. Platinum 12 Rubles. St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1834. Mintage: 11. 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 615; Uzdenikov 377; Friedberg 158; KM 179. In PCGS slab, graded PF62. ($25,000)