Sweden 1832 1/6 skilling KM-634
This specimen was lot 1222 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $132. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN: Karl XIV, 1818-1844, AE 1/6 skilling, 1832, a wonderful lustrous example! PCGS graded MS64 RB." By the reform of 1830, 32 skilling banco = one riksdaler. Carl was originally a general in Napoleon's army who accepted the Swedish king's invitation to marry the king's daughter and become his heir. He ruled 1818-44 and his descendants reign over Sweden today. This type was struck 1832 only. Varieties exist with a bare bust of the king (KM 633) and with a pearled border (KM 635); the one shown here is the most common.
Recorded mintage: 912,000 (all varieties).
Specification: 2.8 g, copper, 19 mm diameter (4.3 g, 21.3 mm diameter per Delzanno).
Catalog reference: Delzanno SMB-134, KM-634.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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