Norway 1923 25 ore KM-382
This specimen was lot 790 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $363. The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. Haakon VII. 1905-1957. CU-NI 25 Øre. Kongsberg mint. Dated 1923. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65. Choice uncirculated. Highest ever graded for this type and date. Purchased from M. Louis Teller, August 1981." The silver krone and two kroner were terminated in 1917 and the silver twenty-five and fifty øre in 1919. When coinage of the twenty-five and fifty øre resumed in 1921-23, it was originally without hole. It was recalled and the central hole punched as depicted here.
Recorded mintage: 5,200,000 (with and without hole).
Specifications: 4.4 g (without hole) or 2.4 g (with hole), copper-nickel, 17 mm diameter, this specimen 16 mm diameter, 2.37 g, 12h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 382; Y 47a.
- 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]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
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