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tanacat
03-09-2011, 09:38 AM
Found this in my mom's front yard yesterday and did this number :confused: until I could Google it :) Suomen Tasavalta is the republic of Finland. I like how they spell penni with an I.

It's such a 'cute' little coin lol Me and my vivid imagination was hoping it was from a civilization that no longer exists, very rare & worth thousands rofl

Obverse: SUOMEN TASAVALTA 1966
Reverse: 1 PENNI


http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/frogtopia/101_9616.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/frogtopia/101_9617.jpg

russellt
03-09-2011, 01:40 PM
thats weird.... cool though

del
03-09-2011, 02:44 PM
:shocked04: it must be rare :cheering: :cheering: as its the first one i ever saw ... :grin:

Salty Dog
03-09-2011, 03:44 PM
Neat coin Tana...

Ill Digger
03-09-2011, 05:36 PM
Cool little find Tana !! lol Congrats :grin: They are tiny little things aren't they! :yes:
I know because I found one of those in my back yard last year! :yes: thumbsup01 lol
I was doing the :thinkingabout: :confused: too ! lol Mine has a different design than yours does.
Here's a picture of the one I found. It's bent :rolleyes:
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/2010/IMG_0042.jpg
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/2010/IMG_0043.jpg

Lowjiber
03-09-2011, 07:18 PM
Cool find Tana! It never ceases to amaze me how we find things that are clearly out of place.

I found this coin from Iceland in a little neighborhood park in Santa Cruz, California. It's aluminum and just a bit smaller than a dime.

Cheap Thrills
03-09-2011, 11:49 PM
Was that penni the Finnish of your hunt tana ? lol

giant056
03-10-2011, 04:39 AM
Neat foreign coin find Tanacat thumbsup01

tanacat
03-10-2011, 12:41 PM
Was that penni the Finnish of your hunt tana ? lol


You're so punni you should be punished :devilish: lol I think I've said that to you before



Cool little find Tana !! lol Congrats :grin: They are tiny little things aren't they! :yes:
I know because I found one of those in my back yard last year! :yes: thumbsup01 lol
I was doing the :thinkingabout: :confused: too ! lol Mine has a different design than yours does.
Here's a picture of the one I found. It's bent :rolleyes:



Love those bitty coins from far-far-away John & Tim :) did you look up that one Tim? Is it from Finland too?

Carver
03-10-2011, 07:52 PM
That's a sweet find!!!

Ill Digger
03-10-2011, 09:32 PM
When I found it I brought it into the house and handed it to Jen. She looked it up for me. And yes it's from Finland too. :yes:
I went back out side and found the 1909 wheatie about a foot away from were I dug the Penni. <:

tanacat
03-11-2011, 08:29 AM
When I found it I brought it into the house and handed it to Jen. She looked it up for me. And yes it's from Finland too. :yes:
I went back out side and found the 1909 wheatie about a foot away from were I dug the Penni. <:


Oh I didn't realize it was 1909- can you get it cleaned up anymore? Olive oil? Have you ever tried electrolysis? I haven't... had the need to -yet lol

Actually I have a 1909 IH that will not clean up! It's got this hard black sticky gunk that reminds me of soot from a locomotive. It's been soaking in olive oil a few weeks now.

JTGOLD
03-11-2011, 09:33 AM
different but neat find Tana.

pulltabsteve
03-11-2011, 10:09 AM
Neat find Tana :clapping: I found this small penny last year. Really made me work to pinpoint it.

jkress
03-11-2011, 10:11 AM
Wow... that is a tiny coin. It's always fun digging up something new.
Congrats.

Ill Digger
03-11-2011, 10:38 AM
Oh I didn't realize it was 1909- can you get it cleaned up anymore? Olive oil? Have you ever tried electrolysis? I haven't... had the need to -yet lol

Actually I have a 1909 IH that will not clean up! It's got this hard black sticky gunk that reminds me of soot from a locomotive. It's been soaking in olive oil a few weeks now.
Thats about as clean as that ones going to get. I have tried electrolysis. But the rig that I made needs a bigger power supply. :rolleyes: On your IH if it's in too bad of shape, here's how I get that stuff off of them. And I know Dave HMN also does this on some of his finds as well. I use a brass brush under running water or in a bucket. The brass is softer than the copper and bronze so it won't scratch it but it's harder than black gunk. :yes: thumbsup01 lol Again don't do it on any coin that might be of value of course 8/ But if you know it's shot already, give it a try. You'll be surprised at what it'll take off :yes: I know it's taken more than I would've liked in a few occasions :rolleyes: But when I get to that point it's usually to the &quot:daydream:h well stage anyway lol But I never did that to this wheatie though. :dontknow:

tanacat
03-11-2011, 11:10 AM
Neat find Tana :clapping: I found this small penny last year. Really made me work to pinpoint it.


So what did you pinpoint? I can't tell which is normal size and which is larger/smaller lol

Civil War Nut
03-13-2011, 03:00 AM
Nice find Cat. Like Evan says , you never know whats going to come out of the ground next. H.H. & good luck be with you.