Sweden 1812-OL 1/24 riksdaler

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from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 11417
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This specimen was lot 11417 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €65 (about US$68). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/24 Riksdaler, 1812 - OL. Stockholm Mint. Karl XIII. NGC EF-40. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This billon type was struck 1810-16 and all dates have a modest catalog value. It is the last of the denomination.

Recorded mintage: 536,688.

Specifications: 2.77 g, 0.382 fine silver, 20.5 mm diameter, plain edge; this specimen 2.45 g.

Catalog reference: KM-580; Delzanno-19; SM-27; Bruun-13245.

Sources:

  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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