Sweden 1712 1/2 daler

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50625

photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50625 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $1,410. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/2 Daler Plate Money, 1712. Karl XII (1697-1718). Well stamped, though 3 of 4 stamps are incomplete. VERY FINE." The famous Swedish plate money was issued from 1644 to 1776 in denominations from half a daler to four dalers. The type is listed for 1710-15 and tho less common than later issues (see KM PM65), is not rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-PM30; AAH-188.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Bertel Tingstrom, Plate Money, the World's Largest Currency, Stockholm: Royal Coin Cabinet, 1986.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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