Norway 1893 2 ore
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This specimen was lot 75225 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $341.60. The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. 2 Ore, 1893. Kongsberg Mint. NGC MS-66 Brown." This type was struck for Norway by the Swedish authorities 1876-77, 1884, 1889-93, 1897-99 and 1902. It is common in circulated condition but scarce choice. Similar coins circulated in Denmark and Sweden. This example sold for five times the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.
Specification: 4 g, bronze, 21 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-353.
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- 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, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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