Sweden 1722 daler
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This specimen was lot 23658 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Daler Plate Money, 1722. Avesta Mint. Frederick I. EXTREMELY FINE. An evenly worn and nicely toned plate, with four bold corner stamps clear dates, and a nearly complete central stamp." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 48 öre = one riksdaler. This type was issued 1720-50 and is the most common one daler plate. Millions were made but most were melted down to make other copper or bronze objects.
Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.
Specification: copper, this specimen 5.7 x 5.1 in.
Catalog reference: KM-PM68; AAH-243.
- 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.
- Bertel Tingstrom, Plate Money, the World's Largest Currency, Stockholm: Royal Coin Cabinet, 1986.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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