Sweden 1713/2-LC mark
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This specimen was lot 36730 in Heritage sale 3038 (Dallas, January 2015), where it sold for $528.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Carl XII Mark 1713/2-LC MS64 NGC, A strong depiction of this important monarch. Appealing underlying luster is present. A seldom found type in mint state." This silver mark was struck in Sweden 1701-17 in the closing stages of the Great Northern War when Sweden was losing and the government bankrupt. One mark was eight öre.
Recorded mintage: 65,000.
Specification: 5.2 g, 0.694 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 313.
- Bjorne Ahlström, 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.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3037, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
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