Sweden 1810-OL 1/6 riksdaler
This specimen was lot 11129 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €561.20 (about US$). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/6 Riksdaler, 1810-OL. Stockholm Mint. Karl XIII. NGC MS-63. Attractive example in choice mint state condition with lustrous surfaces. Small corrosion spot on the obverse at 8 o'clock. Desirable coin. From the L.E. Bruun Collection." In 1809, Sweden lost Finland to Russia but obtained Norway from Denmark in 1814. Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, a marshal in Napoleon's army, landed in Sweden in 1810 and was made the ailing king's heir and regent. This type was struck 1809-10 and 1814 and is somewhat scarce.
Recorded mintage: 297,000.
Specification: 6.25 g, 0.691 fine silver, 25.5 mm diameter, this specimen 6.28 g.
Catalog reference: KM-568; SM-20; Delzanno-11; Bruun-13238.
- 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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