Norway 1873 12 skilling
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This specimen was lot 31688 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $499.38. The catalog description[1] noted, "Oscar II 12 Skilling 1873, MS62 NGC. Nicely toned with bold features. A scarce one-year type struck just before the transition from the Skilling system." Norway passed from Danish to Swedish rule in 1814. This type was issued by Sweden for Norway 1873 only. In Norway, prior to the decimal reform of 1873, 120 skilling = one specie daler, so this coin was one tenth of a specie daler.
Recorded mintage: 490,000.
Specification: 2.89 g, 0.875 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 339.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
- 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.
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