Sweden 1731 ore
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This specimen was lot 78499 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Ore, 1731. Stockholm Mint. Frederik I. PCGS AU-55. From the Richard August Collection." This type was struck 1730-50 and is common in worn condition. Numista says all were made at the Avesta mint except for some of the 1737's. Billon ore (KM 382) also exist for 1731. One mark was eight öre and one riksdaler specie (Dav-1724) was twelve mark.
Recorded mintage: 1,574,400.
Specification: 14.2 g, copper, 29.75 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-416.1.
- 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.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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