Sweden 1740-HM riksdaler specie Dav-1728

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Heritage sale 3016, lot 25168
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25168 in Heritage sale 3016 (Orlando, FL, January 2012), where it sold for $2,990. The catalog description[1] noted, "Frederick I Riksdaler 1740-HM, MS63 NGC, a splendid coin with the perfect blend of aged silvery gray patina and full mint brilliance. The details are nicely struck and there are no adjustment marks or other flaws. Just a gorgeous coin and certainly very rare in this select quality." This type is recorded for 1738-48 and is among the more available Swedish thalers of the eighteenth century.

Recorded mintage: 11,000.

Specification: 29.25 g, 0.875 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 423, Dav-1728.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Tucker, Warren, Cristiano Bierrenbach and Scott Cordry, Heritage sale 3016, World and Ancient Coins, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.

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