Sweden 1803 skilling
This specimen was lot 11127 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €89 (about US$103). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Skilling, 1803. Stockholm Mint. Gustav IV Adolf. NGC EF Details--Environmental Damage. Overstruck on a 2 Öre silvermynt. From the L.E. Bruun Collection." In 1798, the coinage was reformed. The öre and mark were dropped and the skilling, 1/48 of a riksdaler, introduced. This type is listed for 1802-05. The coinage was reformed again in 1830, 1855 and 1873. Gustav IV Adolf succeeded to the throne in 1792 when his father was murdered. His erratic ways were tolerated until 1809, when he plunged into war with Russia and lost Finland. He was overthrown in a coup and his uncle placed on the throne. Gustav died in exile in 1837, aged 58 years.
Recorded mintage: unknown but the scarcest of the three dates.
Specification: 28.3 g, copper, 33-34 mm diameter, this specimen 27.26 g.
Catalog reference: KM-566; SM-47; Delzanno-56; Bruun-13203.
- Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1976.
- Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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