Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 2167. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $5000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA. Nicholas I. 1825-1855. Platinum 3 Rubles. St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1845. Mintage: 50,002. 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 647; Uzdenikov 412; Friedberg 160; KM 177. In NGC slab, graded PF64. ($2000)