Norway 1714 8 skilling
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This specimen was lot 4168 in Stack's-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. 8 Skilling, 1714-DMA. Frederick IV (1699-1730). NGC AU-58. Lightly toned." This type is listed for 1702-15 and, like most Norwegian coins of the eighteenth century, it is probably scarcer than the modest catalog values would indicate. One speciedaler was 96 skilling. Norway passed from Danish to Swedish rule in 1814.
Recorded mintage: 923,000.
Specification: 2.29 g, 0.750 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-209; Sieg-3.2; ABH-35.
- Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
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