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''Recorded mintage:'' 396,000, the common date.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 396,000, the common date.
  
''Specification:'' 3.23 g, .900 fine gold (= 10 francs).  
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''Specification:'' 3.23 g, 0.900 fine gold (= 10 francs).  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 8.2, Schl. 17, Fr-6.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 8.2, Schl. 17, Fr-6.  

Revision as of 17:12, 23 September 2023

Sincona sale 59, lot 1349

This specimen was lot 1349 in Sincona sale 59 (Zurich, October 2019), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$303 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FINLAND, Nikolaus II. 1894-1917. 10 Markkaa 1913 S, Helsinki. PCGS MS64. (grand duchy of Finland, Nicholas II, 1894-1917, ten markkaa of 1913, Helsinki mint. Uncirculated.)"

This type is listed for 1904-05 and 1913 and was struck to the standard of a French gold ten francs.

Recorded mintage: 396,000, the common date.

Specification: 3.23 g, 0.900 fine gold (= 10 francs).

Catalog reference: KM 8.2, Schl. 17, Fr-6.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Richter, Jurg, Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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