Sweden (1853-54) 1/2 ore
This specimen was lot 11439 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €168 (about US$175). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/2 Öre, ND (1853-1854). Stockholm Mint. Oscar I. NGC MS-62 Brown. Copper Pattern From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This is one of several patterns (KM Pn73, Pn74, Pn75, Pn76) struck while mint authorities studied yet another coinage reform which was eventually implemented in 1855. One öre patterns (KM Pn69, Pn70, Pn77 and Pn78) and two öre patterns (KM Pn71, Pn72, Pn79) also exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 1.4 g, copper, 16 mm diameter; this specimen 1.36 g.
Catalog reference: KM-Pn74; Delzanno-202; SM-172; Bruun-13557.
- Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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