Sweden 1809-OL 1/6 riksdaler KM-560
This specimen was lot 72792 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/6 Riksdaler, 1809-OL. Gustaf IV Adolf. NGC MS-63. A lovely little minor with a decent obverse strike and a slightly weak reverse strike that displays attractive light patina which deepen towards the edges." 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. This type was struck 1801-09. There is another 1/6 riksdaler (KM 568) struck in 1809 for Carl XIII.
Recorded mintage: 707,000.
Specification: 6.25 g, 0.691 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-560; AAH-44.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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