Norway 1914 2 kroner KM-370

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 2856

This specimen was lot 2856 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NORWAY: Haakon VII, 1905-1957, AR 2 kroner, 1914, regular issue, lustrous, NGC graded AU58." This type is noted for 1908-17 but, despite the steady production, it is rather scarce. It is the last of the denomination. The last silver coins struck for circulation were the ten, twenty and fifty øre of 1919.

Recorded mintage: 255,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM-370.

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.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

Link to:

• 1913 2 kroner
• 1914 2 kroner, centennial of the constitution
• 1915 krone
• 1915 2 kroner
• Coins and currency dated 1914