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The first one, third, fifth and sixth are of the time when Finland was a Grand Duchy in the Russian Empire. 50 pennia is 75% silver, .0615 oz of silver in all; 25 pennia is also 75% silver, .0307 oz. ASW. The 1894 penni bears the monogram of Alexander III, and the one of 1903 has the monogram of Nicholas II, Russian czars. Both coins are copper.
The fourth coin is a 25 pennia of a Republic of Finland, made of copper.
And the second coin is actually Russian 10 kopecks, .5000 silver with .0289 oz. ASW.
Hope this helps. If you need other info let us know.
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Interesting start for a collection. I was a bit surprised to find that even high grade copies of these coins are still very affordable (all under $5). But value is measured also in terms of historical interest. Since your ancestry is Finnish perhaps this will get you started on a collection focused on your heritage.
Good luck.
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MeauxSzyslak- A great-looking group of coins! All in all a very nice little inheritance. Congrats!
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Yes, interesting to see a Russian 10 Kp circulating in Finland. It makes sense now that I think about it. All these coins are fairly common. My Siegs coin catalogue doesn't place any special values. I especially like the 1 Penni of this era because they were pure copper and tone nicely over time. Very nice for sentimental value.  |
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Looks like great inheritance MeauxSzyslak! There's at least one quite informative website about coins used in Finland (under Swedish and Russian regimes also): http://www.netikka.net/jmi/suomikolikot.htmlIn your 25 pennia coin you can easily see typical war time die break which tells about the poor minting quality of that time. Though the coins weren't the most important things to worry about in those horrible years. |
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Thanks all for the information! I really like the silver 50 and 25 pennia, the designs are really cool. The 1941 25 pennia has great toning, and I love coins with die breaks.
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Also, I assume the "S" on the reverse stands for Suomi?
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"S" is the initial of mintmaster Isak Gustaf Sundell who worked at the Helsinki mint 1912 - 1947.
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The Russian 10 kopecks has initials "F.Z" (in Cyrillic alphabet) for Felix Zaleman of St.Petersburg mint, 1899 - 1901.
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Eurocoin, that's an informative link--thanks! Google translate helps me understand that site. |
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