Norway 1874 10 kroner
The first specimen was lot 3183 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,235 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NORWEGEN, KÖNIGREICH, Oskar II. 1872-1905. 10 Kronen 1874, Kongsberg. 4,03 g Feingold. GOLD. Selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (kingdom of Norway, Oscar II, 1872-1902, ten kronen of 1874, Kongsberg mint. Scarce, especially in this quality, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
The second specimen was lot 34116 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description[2] noted, "Norway: Oscar II gold 10 Kroner (2-1/2 Speciedaler) 1874 MS62 NGC, Kongsberg mint. A fetching representative of this fleeting one-year type. The surfaces are cloaked in satin sheen and spared from any singularly significant detracting instances of handling." This issue is scarce; the next ten kronor would be KM 358 of 1877. Note the dual denomination: 10 kroner = 2½ specie daler. This feature was dropped from later issues. In 1907, Norway obtained a divorce from Sweden and became an independent kingdom under a Danish prince. Even before passing under Swedish rule in 1814, Norway had enjoyed a separate coinage from Denmark.
Recorded mintage: 24,000.
Specification: 4.48 g, .900 gold.
Catalog reference: KM 347, Ahlström 10; Fr-16; Schl. 3.
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- Thesen, Gunnar, Georg Klammt and Eirik Mye, Norges Mynter, perioden 1814-2023, Oslo: Nordfrim Norge, 2023.
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- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
- [2]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 17 - 18 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3106, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.
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