Norway 1906 2 kroner

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71364

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 71364 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NORWAY. 2 Kroner, 1906. PCGS MS-63 Secure Holder. Struck to commemorate Norway independence. Well struck and lustrous with light attractive tone." This one year type was issued to celebrate the independence of Norway from Sweden in 1905. The last silver two kroner was issued in 1917.

Recorded mintage: 100,000.

Specification: 15 g, 0.800 fine silver, .383 troy oz ASW, 31 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-363; Sieg-69.

Source:

• 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• Norway 1902 20 kroner
• 1906 øre
• 1906 2 øre
• 1907 2 kroner, independence
• 1907 2 kroner, Border Watch, rifles added
• Coins and currency dated 1906