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United States
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..aint it the way of it , sure I could google the next 10 minutes away but this one is so stunning I had to share it..dunno what it is but I do know its in pretty good nick.   Edited by Sap
05/10/2009 01:32 am
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Poland
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Wow..that was quick , thank you DL20K ..is it commen for this coin to be in fine condition? It seems it may be silver?
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Poland
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Yes, it is .750 silver, as is the smaller 25 pennia of the same series. I have noticed that esp. 1916 and 1917 coins are often found in great condition.
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United States
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I reckon ill put it up to auction on this forum as its not an area I collect.Its a beautiful example. I see you are in Europe and familier with the coin,ill put it in the auction section this weekend with a few others. Thanks for your help with this  |
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Poland
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No problem  |
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United States
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beauty of a coin Why would you want to sell it? Just another attraction  |
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United States
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Hi WWhitman , I suppose I thought on selling it as I collect US dimes and Halfs primarily.Ive branched out in so many areas its becoming to look like I have no purpose to the collecting.
Ive found this and others make an extremely interesting Dansco coins of the world album so I'm taking the advice here and due to its beauty and condition its in the album now.Thanks guys.
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Poland
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A good decision! |
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Canada
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I was lucky enough to get one of the 25 Pennia just last week! Strange...
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Rest in Peace
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I can only say wow. Synchonicity or something. I just this week got two of the 1917 50 pennia coins - one with the crown at the top of the seal and one without.
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Finland
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Nice piece wetglaswegian! BTW - for those who need information about coins used in Finland 1771-2001, there is one good site: http://koti.mbnet.fi/jm78/ There are varietys, commems etc on that site. Feel free to ask if you need help with translation (all texts are in Finnish only, but good pictures will help a lot) |
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I have some knowledge about Finnish coins after 1860 but not about what was before. Finland is not even mentioned in 17th century Krause. What, if anything, was minted in Finland before 1860? If you can explain this to me Eurocoin then I would be grateful.
I tried to access your link, by the way, but failed. Will try again later.
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Litotes wrote: Quote:
I have some knowledge about Finnish coins after 1860 but not about what was before. Finland is not even mentioned in 17th century Krause. What, if anything, was minted in Finland before 1860? The land area that now makes up Finland was settled immediately after the Ice Age, beginning from around 8500 BC. The region was part of Kingdom of Sweden from the 13th century to 1809, when it was ceded to the Russian Empire becoming the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland. The catastrophic Finnish famine of 1866-1868 was followed by eased economic regulation and political development. Stolen directly from Wikipedia! So it appears that there was nothing!  |
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What, if anything, was minted in Finland before 1860? The very first Finnish coins were imitations of Byzantine and eastern coins in the 11th century, but under Swedish rule (Erik of Pomerania - also the king of Norway) they minted coins in Turku in the 15th and 16th centuries. Some pictures: http://www.nba.fi/fi/rahakammio_harvinaisuus The history of Finland's own money is usually considered to have started from the introduction of markka in 1860. However, a more natural starting point is the foundation of the Bank of Finland in 1811. From the very beginning, the Bank of Finland had the right to issue banknotes, the value of which was at first given in Russian kopecks and roubles. In addition to these and the Russian money that was in use at the time, Swedish money was also in circulation in Finland until the 1840's (Revised edition of Suomen rahat - The Coins and Banknotes of Finland, Tuukka Talvio, 2003) Hopefully this gives some information about Finnish coins before 1860 |
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