Norway 1811 2 skilling
This specimen was lot 11178 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €105 (about US$110). The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. 2 Skilling Courant, 1811. Kongsberg Mint. Frederik VI. NGC AU Details--Reverse Scratch. Variation with rosettes. The scratch mentioned by NGC is in fact a commonly seen flan flaw on this type. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1810-11 and has a modest catalog value. This date also comes with crosses instead of rosettes. In 1814, Denmark was forced to surrender Norway to Sweden.
Recorded mintage: 1,190,000.
Specification: 8.35 g, copper, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 8.19 g.
Catalog reference: KM-280.2; H-5; Sieg-4; Schou-4; NMD-6; Bruun-10960.
- Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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