Sweden 1718 3 daler

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Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 1669
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This specimen was lot 1669 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $11,162.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 3 Daler Plate Money, 1718. Karl XII (1697-1718). 9 x 9.25 in. EXTREMELY RARE (Tingstrom: only 13 examples known). A revaluation stamp of 3 Dalers 1718 applied at Stockholm to a 1711 2 Daler of Avesta, with crossed arrows below mintmark. The new denomination stamp was to increase the intrinsic value by 50% on plates produced between 1710 and May 1715. Revalued plates are EXTREMELY RARE, seldom offered and highly sought after by collectors. Center stamp is about three-quarters complete, with four legible complete dates. A seldom seen revaluation type with attractive light brown patina. VERY FINE."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-PM95; AAH-203c; BT-A.

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.
  • [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.
  • 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.

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