Norway 1819-IGP 1/2 specie daler

Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 1477

This specimen was lot 1477 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NORWAY. 1/2 Specie Daler, 1819. Carl XIV. PCGS VF-35. A charming mid-grade example of this elusive type with rainbow-hued tone around portions of the edges." Norway passed from Danish to Swedish rule in 1814. This type was issued by Sweden for Norway 1819-24.

Recorded mintage: 302,000.

Specification: 14.45 g, 0.875 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-289.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Links to:

• 1819 8 skilling
• 1819 24 skilling
• 1819 specie daler
• Norway 1821 1/2 specie daler
• Coins and currency dated 1819