Norway 1980 200 kroner
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This specimen was lot 73014 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. 200 Kroner, 1980. Kongsberg Mint. Olav V. PCGS MS-67. Commemorating the 35th anniversary of liberation. Depiction of Akershus Castle on reverse. Mostly blast white surfaces with a hint of toning near the peripheries. Seldom offered at auction, this should see spir[i]ted attention." The anniversary commemorated here is liberation from the Nazi occupation in 1945. Given that this coin would never circulate, we don't know why the Norwegians didn't use good silver.
Recorded mintage: 298,399.
Specification: 26.80 g, 0.625 silver.
Catalog reference: KM-425.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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