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Revision as of 16:14, 31 January 2022
This specimen was lot 70682 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "FINLAND. Penni, 1888. Helsinki Mint. Alexander III of Russia. NGC MS-64 Brown. Offering a delightful mix of red-brown, this vibrant near-Gem certainly dazzles the eye." This type was struck by the Tsarist administration 1881-94.
Recorded mintage: 2,290,000.
Specification: 1.26 g, copper, 15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-10; Bit-253.
- 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 June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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