Norway 1850 24 skilling
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This specimen was lot 73011 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. 24 Skilling, 1850. Kongsberg Mint. Oscar I. NGC EF-45. This enticing specimen delivers strong details and nice appeal, with a deep tone coating the surfaces. An impressive and wholesome piece." Norway passed from Danish to Swedish rule in 1814. This type is noted for 1850-55 and is fairly common in worn condition but difficult to find nice.
Recorded mintage: 102,000, the scarcest date.
Specification: 5.78 g, 0.875 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-315.2; Sieg-4.
- Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
- Thesen, Gunnar, Georg Klammt and Eirik Mye, Norges Mynter, perioden 1814-2023, Oslo: Nordfrim Norge, 2023.
- 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 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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