Finland 1869 penni
This specimen was lot 72345 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "FINLAND. Penni, 1869. Helsinki Mint. Alexander II of RUSSIA. PCGS MS-63 Brown. Still offering a good deal of red mixed with the brown, this lustrous, vibrant specimen features a solid strike and great eye appeal." This type is listed for 1864-71 and was struck for Finland by the czarist administration. It is priced substantially higher than the later type (KM 1.2, with dentilated border) of 1872-76. Russian defeats in World War One enabled the Finns, who had long chafed under Russian rule, to declare independence.
Recorded mintage: 1,575,000.
Specification: 1.28 g, copper, 15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 1.1; Bit-668.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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