Sweden 1672-DF 2 mark
This specimen was lot 11060 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €149 (about US$172). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 2 Mark, 1672-DF. Stockholm Mint. Karl XI. NGC VF Details--Reverse Damage. Scraping mark above the left crown. From the L.E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1670-77 in substantial quantities and many varieties and is fairly common today. The denomination was written either as "·II· M:" or "2 M", as here. A rare variety exists with the "2" reversed.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.40 g, 0.694 fine silver, 30-30.3 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 9.82 g.
Catalog reference: KM-242; SM-128c; Delzanno-195; Bruun-12288.
- Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1976.
- Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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