Sweden 1835 2/3 skilling
This specimen was lot 11145 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €69 (about US$80). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 2/3 Skilling Banco, 1835. Stockholm Mint. Karl XIV Johan. NGC AU Details--Environmental Damage. Well struck and minimal wear. Spots and corrosion on both sides. From the L.E. Bruun Collection." In the reform of 1830, the sixth and third riksdalers were dropped for eighth, quarter and half riksdalers. The skilling, formerly 1/48 riksdaler, became 1/128 riksdaler. The copper coinage included two, one, 2/3, 1/3 and 1/6 skilling pieces. This type of 1835-43 is not rare.
Recorded mintage: 198,000, a better date.
Specification: 7.6 g, copper, 24.4 mm diameter, this specimen 7.44 g.
Catalog reference: KM-641; SM-155; Delzanno-155; Bruun-13367.
- 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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