Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 2139. Estimate $30000.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $41000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA. Nicholas I. 1825-1855. Platinum 6 Rubles. St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1838. Mintage: 12. 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 626; Uzdenikov 390; Friedberg 159; KM 178. In NGC slab, graded PF64. ($30,000)