Sweden 1699 2 mark

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Sincona sale 39, lot 4354

This specimen was lot 4354 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$390 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEDEN, Karl XII. 1697-1718 2 Mark 1699. Stockholm. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC MS 62. (kingdom of Sweden, Charles XII, 1697-1718, two mark of 1699, Stockholm mint. Rare in this condition. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

This type is listed in the SCWC for 1697-1708. Tho not rare, it is priced nearly double that of the two mark of Charles XI (KM 282.1).

Recorded mintage: 365,000.

Specification: 10.40 g, 0.694 fine silver.

Catalog reference: AAH 60, KM-314.

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]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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