Sweden 1761 2 ore

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Heritage sale 3064, lot 33846
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This specimen was lot 33846 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "Adolf Frederick 2 Ore 1761 MS64 Brown NGC. Crisp details and glossy, yet muted, chocolate-brown surfaces give this offering an almost porcelain-like appearance. A slight rim dent is noticeable around 11 o'clock, but does not detract from the overall quality of the coin." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 48 öre = one riksdaler. This type was struck 1751, 1755-68 and is fairly common up thru Extremely Fine. The KM 518 of 1777 is the last issue of the denomination.

Recorded mintage: 422,000.

Specification: 28.3 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM 461.

Source:

  • Bjorne Ahlstrom, 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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