Sweden 1674 2 daler KM-PM19
This specimen was lot 1639 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $3,818.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 2 Daler Plate Money, 1674. Karl XI (1660-97). 10 x 10.25 in. EXTREMELY RARE plate with a star between two lilies below mintmark, denoting it is made of copper from Garpenberg (Tingstrom: 6 known examples). Stamps moderately uneven with the denomination stamp particularly light but still showing a lily below the mintmark, three legible and two complete dates. Legend variety of date stamp reads "SVECO: GOTO: VAN:". The reverse is of particular interest as there is a repeating break or cud as a result of the flattening process in making the copper sheet. It appears more than eighteen times on the reverse in various directions, shedding light on how the original piece of copper was moved to evenly disperse metal during the flattening process. Darker patina with some areas of sandy light brown. A very hard to find two year type which rarely appears at auction. Some light surface porosity. Otherwise attractive and very important in assembling a collection of plate money. VERY FINE."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM-PM19; AAH-276; BT-D11.
- Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Bertel Tingstrom, Plate Money, the World's Largest Currency, Stockholm: Royal Coin Cabinet, 1986.
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