Sweden 1718 1/6 ore

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Heritage sale 3029, lot 31775
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This specimen was lot 31775 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $305.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Carl XII 1/6 Ore 1718/6, MS62 Brown NGC. Very attractive with bold features and traces of original luster." This type was struck in large numbers 1707-08 and 1713-18 and then the denomination was abandoned, inflation likely having rendered it worthless. Six of these made one öre and 96 öre = one riksdaler specie.

Recorded mintage: 2,027,000.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM 334.

Source:

  • 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, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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