Sweden 1806 1/4 skilling
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This specimen was lot 31793 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $129.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Gustaf IV Adolf 1/4 Skilling 1806, MS63 Brown NGC. Nicely toned with mint red in the recessed areas. Very scarce this nice." Collecting Swedish coins is complicated by the multiple currency reforms the country underwent, beginning in 1798. The öre and mark were dropped and the skilling, 1/48 of a riksdaler, introduced. The one-twelfth skilling was 1/144 of a riksdaler and the lowest denomination. This type is listed for 1802-08. None were struck after 1833.
Recorded mintage: 8,141,000.
Specification: 7.1 g, copper, 26.5-27.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 564.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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