Sweden 1719-LC 2 mark

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Künker sale 263, lot 2039

This specimen was lot 2039 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €750 (about US$969 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"KÖNIGREICH Ulrika Eleonora, 1718-1720. 2 Mark 1719, Stockholm. R Feine Patina, fast vorzüglich. (kingdom of Sweden, Ulrika Eleonora, 1718-20, two mark of 1719, Stockholm mint. Scarce, toned, choice extremely fine.)"

This silver two mark was struck 1719 only during the queen's brief reign yet, surprisingly, it is not priced as rare. One mark, four mark and a riksdaler (Dav-1718) also exist.

Recorded mintage: 51,000.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 368, Ahlström 6; SMH 5.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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