Finland 1865-S 25 pennia

Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 22481

This specimen was lot 22481 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $552. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FINLAND. 25 Pennia, 1865-S. Helsinki Mint. Alexander II. PCGS MS-63 Prooflike Gold Shield. Entirely white with stunning flash created by the mirror-like fields. RARE quality for the issue with an accompanying valuation in the Standard Catalog of World Coins of $350 in MS-60 condition." This type is listed for 1865-71 and was struck for Finland by the czarist administration. It is priced substantially higher than the later type (KM 6.2, with dentilated border) of 1872-1917. Russian defeats in World War One enabled the Finns, who had long chafed under Russian rule, to declare independence.

Recorded mintage: 705,000.

Specification: 1.27 g, .750 fine silver, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 6.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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