Sweden 1750-HM 1/4 riksdaler

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40789

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40789 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/4 Riksdaler, 1750-HM. NGC MS-63. Fredrik I (1720-51). RARE one year type with a mintage of only 465 pieces. Attractive toning, sharply struck." This coin with its trifling mintage is not even listed as rare in the SCWC, demonstrating how underrated the minors are compared to the well-studied riksdalers.

Recorded mintage: 465.

Specification: 7.31 g, .875 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-455; AAH-106.

Source:

• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

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• 1750 2 öre
• 1750 half riksdaler
• 1750 riksdaler
• 1751 largesse 2 mark, death of Frederick I
• 1752-HM 4 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1750
• return to Sweden.