Finland 1870-S 2 markkaa

from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73580

This specimen was lot 73580 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FINLAND. 2 Markka, 1870-S. Helsinki Mint. Alexander II. PCGS AU-55. This deeply toned example provides great details and only a light brushing of wear on the surfaces, leaving this coin a nice collectible example from the series." This type was struck by the Tsarist regime 1865-70. When the Russian empire collapsed in 1917, the Finns obtained their independence. Post war coinage was copper-nickel.

Recorded mintage: 500,000.

Specification: 10.37 g, 0.868 fine silver, 27.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-7.1.

Source:

• Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

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