Norway 1888 50 ore
This specimen was lot 72628 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. 50 Ore, 1888. Kongsberg Mint. Oscar II. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details Gold Shield. A KEY DATE in the series, this specimen does exhibit some very light cleaning as noted, but has begun to develop a rather attractive burnished tone and is free from any real handling." 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. The specimen shown here is from of a type struck 1877-1904 and was accompanied by one and two kroner of similar design. Many dates are very scarce. This one is a rare date.
Recorded Mintage: 100,000.
Specification: 5 g, 0.600 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-356.
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- Thesen, Gunnar, Georg Klammt and Eirik Mye, Norges Mynter, perioden 1814-2023, Oslo: Nordfrim Norge, 2023.
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- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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