Sweden 1611 ore KM-31

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71575

This specimen was lot 71575 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Öre, 1611. Stockholm Mint. Carl IX (1604-11). PCGS EF-45 Secure Holder. Struck in low grade billon 1609-11 at Stockholm (shown here) and Gothenburg. Crude strike, deeply toned. A wholesome problem free example that is well centered." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 48 öre = one riksdaler. This type was struck 1609-11. Later, in the 1620's, copper öre were introduced but the production of billon öre pieces never quite ceased.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.62 g, 0.250 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-31.

Source:

• Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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