Sweden 1683 1/2 daler
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This specimen was lot 1643 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $7,637.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/2 Daler Plate Money, 1683. Karl XI (1660-97). 4.75 x 4.25 in. EXTREMELY RARE (Tingstrom: only 5 examples known including 1 piece from the Nicobar). Stamps boldly applied. The central stamp with full denomination and mintmark, four legible and three complete dates, with two stamps double struck. Very clear and apparent over date 1683/2 that is visible in all four stamps. Tan patina. Very well made and highly attractive. EXTREMELY FINE."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM-PM15; AAH-321; BT-A3.
- Bjorne Ahlstrom, 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, 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.
- Bertel Tingstrom, Plate Money, the World's Largest Currency, Stockholm: Royal Coin Cabinet, 1986.
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