Sweden 1830-CB 1/4 riksdaler
This specimen was lot 72759 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $528. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/4 Riksdaler, 1830-CB. Stockholm Mint. Carl XIV Johan. NGC MS-64. The finest in the NCG census, this charming near-Gem offers a pleasing steel gray tone with some hints of luster beneath." The present dynasty is descended from Charles Bernadotte, one of Napoleon's generals who defected to Sweden. Collecting Swedish coins is complicated by the multiple currency reforms the country underwent during the period. This type was the first of its denomination struck in the nineteenth century. It was issued 1830-36 and was accompanied by a 1/16 rikdaler (KM 644), 1/12 riksdaler (KM 630), 1/8 riksdaler (KM 626), half riksdaler (KM 631), riksdaler (KM 632) and ducat (KM 628) and various copper issues.
Recorded mintage: 704,000.
Specifications: 8.5 g, 0.750 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-627.
- 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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