Norway 1898 10 ore
This specimen was lot 2717 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY: Oscar II, 1872-1905, AR 10 øre, 1898, a superb lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS65." 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 1875-83, 1888-94, 1897-1903 and was accompanied by a billon twenty-five øre of similar design. Many dates are very scarce.
Recorded mintage: 2,000,000, a common date.
Specification: 1.5 g, 0.400 fine silver, 15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-350.
- Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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