Sweden 1722-GZ ore
This specimen was lot 11109 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €89 (about US$103). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Öre, 1722-GZ. Stockholm Mint. Fredrik I. NGC AU-55. Nice example with promise of luster beneath the toning. Minimal wear on the highest reliefs. First year with Georg Zedritz's mintmark. From the L.E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1721-37, 1740-43, 1747-49 and is common. One mark was eight öre and one riksdaler specie was twelve mark. Copper öre also exist but not for 1722.
Recorded mintage: 576,304 plus 613,366 of the 1722-LC.
Specification: 1.19 g, 0.194 fine silver, 17-18 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-382; SM-159b; Delzanno-163; Bruun-12754.
- Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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