Sweden 1746 2 ore

from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 11391

This specimen was lot 11391 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €65 (about US$68). The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 2 Öre, 1746. Avesta Mint. Fredrik I. NGC VF-35 Brown. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1743-50 and is fairly common in circulated condition.

Recorded mintage: 286,000 including 1746/47 overdate.

Specifications: 28.3 g, copper, this specimen 26.95 g.

Catalog reference: KM-437; Delzanno-338; SM-318c; Bruun-12913.

Sources:

• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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