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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<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Finland|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 [[Russia]]n empire collapsed in 1917, the Finns obtained their independence. Post war coinage was copper-nickel. | 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<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Finland|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 [[Russia]]n empire collapsed in 1917, the Finns obtained their independence. Post war coinage was copper-nickel. | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 7 August 2022
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.
- 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.
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