Sweden 1626 2 ore
The first specimen was lot 4441 in Goldberg sale 104 (Los Angeles, June 2018), where it sold for $630. The catalog description[1] noted, "Sweden. 2 Ore, 1626. Copper. Square planchet. Gustaf II Adolphus, 1611-1632. Crown above G A R, S below. Reverse: Sheaf, value and date. Fine." The second specimen was lot 1375 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 39 (Winter Park, FL, May 2026), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN, copper klippe 2 öre, Gustav II Adolf, 1626, NGC XF details / corrosion. Thick square slab with the appearance of a chocolate bar, bold full details including date, all with surface corrosion that seems commensurate with shipwreck salvage, housed in an oversized slab." In the late seventeenth century, the Swedish mints oscillated between striking this denomination in copper (shown here) and billon (KM 241). This type was struck at 1625-27 at Säter and Nyköping and is very scarce. Eight öre made a mark. The second specimen is clearly KM 108; the first specimen has a large die break where the denomination was engraved and could be KM 107 or KM 108.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 58.6 g, copper, the first specimen 54.5 grams.
Catalog reference: KM-107 ("Z Ö") or KM 108 ("Z ÖR").
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 104: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.
- [2]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Auction 39, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2026.
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