Sweden 1825 skilling
This specimen was lot 11133 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, 1825. Avesta Mint. Karl XIV Johan. NGC AU Details--Cleaned. Better variation with small crowns which are also used on the 1/2 Skilling. From the L.E. Bruun Collection." In the reform of 1830, the skilling, formerly 1/48 riksdaler, became 1/128 riksdaler. Prior to that, the copper coinage included one, half and quarter skilling pieces struck 1819-30. This is a common date.
Recorded mintage: 472,000.
Specification: 17 g, copper, 33-34 mm diameter, this specimen 18.52 g.
Catalog reference: KM-597; SM-103b; Delzanno-89; Bruun-13306.
- 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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