Finland 1914 10 pennia

Steve Album sale 38, lot 3323

This specimen was lot 3323 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $77.35. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FINLAND: Nicholas II, 1894-1917, AE 10 penniä, 1914, a lovely bright red lustrous example! NGC graded MS65 RD." This type was struck by the tsarist regime for Finland 1895-1900 and 1905-17. The early dates are scarce but the WWI issues are common. The ten penniä struck after independence (KM 24) was a much smaller coin, only 5 grams.

Recorded mintage: 605,000, a somewhat better date.

Specification: 12.8 g, copper, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-14.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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