Norway 1786-HIAB 2 skilling
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This specimen was lot 24588 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. 2 Skilling, 1786-HIAB. Christian VII (1766-1808). PCGS MS-62 Secure Holder. Good strike, nicely toned and attractive." Altho the Danish monarchy minted this denomination for Norway throughout the eighteenth century, this type of 1778-88 is by far the most common. It was accompanied by billon one skilling (KM 258), four skilling (KM 256a) and eight skilling (KM 257).
Recorded mintage: 6,341,000.
Specification: 1.18 g, .344 fine silver, 17.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-255.
- 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.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
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