Finland 1878-S 10 markkaa

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Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 6781
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This specimen was lot 6781 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "FINLAND. 10 Markkaa, 1878-S. Stockholm Mint. Alexander II of Russia. NGC AU-55. A boldly struck one-year type, with frosty luster remaining in portions of the fields." This type is listed for 1878 only and was struck to the standard of a French gold ten francs.

Recorded mintage: 254,000.

Specification: 3.22 g, 0.900 fine gold, .093 troy oz AGW, 18.9 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-4; KM-8.1; Bit-614.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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