Norway 1893 2 kroner
This specimen was lot 43119 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. 2 Kroner, 1893. Kongsberg Mint. Oscar II. PCGS MS-62. From the R & J Robertson Collection." 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 1878, 1885-94, 1897-1904 and was accompanied by a silver fifty øre and one krone of similar design. Many dates are very scarce.
Recorded mintage: 75,000, an available date.
Specification: 15 g, 0.800 fine silver, 31 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-359.
- 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, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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