Finland 1869 penni

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72345

photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC

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.

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 June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

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