Finland 1897 10 pennia

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70447

This specimen was lot 70447 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $40. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FINLAND. 10 Pennia, 1897. NGC AU Details--Surface Hairlines. Nice red-brown surfaces." This type is listed for 1895-1900, 1905-17 and is the last issue of this denomination under the Tsarist regime. This date is fairly common but not as available as the wartime issues.

Recorded mintage: 502,000.

Specification: 12.8 g, copper, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-14.

Source:

• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

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• 1898 10 penniä
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