Norway 1898 25 ore

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 2851

This specimen was lot 2851 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $840. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NORWAY: Oscar II, 1872-1905, AR 25 øre, 1898, a superb lustrous example! PCGS graded MS65, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This type, struck 1896-1904, is fairly common tho less so than KM 373, which was struck 1909-19 after independence.

Recorded mintage: 400,000, a scarce date.

Specification: 2.42 g, 0.600 fine silver, 17 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-360.

Source:

• 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 Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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• 1876-⚒ 25 øre
• 1896-⚒ 50 øre
• 1897-⚒ øre
• 1897-⚒ 2 kroner
• 1898-⚒ 10 øre
• 1899-⚒ øre
• 1899-⚒ 50 øre
• 1900-⚒ 25 øre
• Coins and currency dated 1898