Sweden 1635 1/4 ore

Stack's Bowers 2026 ANA sale, lot 46828

This specimen was lot 46828 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $69. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/4 Ore, 1635. Nykoping or Sater Mint. Christina. ANACS AU-50 Details--Environmental Damage." This type was struck in immense quantities 1634-36 and many examples show the haste with which they were made. This example has the date over the arms and was struck from rusty dies.

Recorded mintage: 59,827,200.

Specification: 10.6 g, copper, 29-30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-152.2.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.

Link to:

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• 1635 öre, Stockholm and Sala mint
• 1635 öre, Göteborg mint
• 1636 ¼ öre, Säter mint
• 1638 ¼ öre, Säter and Nyköping mint
• Coins and currency dated 1635