Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 2200. Estimate $5000.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $6000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA. Nicholas II. 1894-1917. AR Proof Ruble. St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1902. Bare head left / Double-headed imperial eagle with crown above, holding sceptre and orb, shield of St. George on breast with eight provincial coats-of-arms on wings. Bitkin 56; Uzdenikov 2130; Severin 4101; KM 59.3. In NGC slab, graded PF67. Mirror reflective surfaces under a magnificent multi-hued patina, with velvet maroon centers surrounded by purple-blue peripheral flash. An outstanding coin! ($5000)