Sweden 1729 ore
This specimen was lot 11111 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €219.60 (about US$253). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Öre, 1729. Stockholm Mint. Fredrik I. NGC AU-58. Beautiful example with luster on both sides. Minimal wear on the highest reliefs. From the L.E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1721-37, 1740-43, 1747-49 and is common although this is a slightly scarce date. One mark was eight öre and one riksdaler specie was twelve mark. Copper öre also exist but not for 1729.
Recorded mintage: 58,972.
Specification: 1.19 g, 0.194 fine silver, 17-18 mm diameter, this specimen 1,68 g.
Catalog reference: KM-382; SM-166; Delzanno-175; Bruun-12784.
- 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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