Sweden 1845 2 skilling KM-660

Stephen Album sale 47, lot 2661

This specimen was lot 2661 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $102. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN: Oscar I, 1844-1859, AE 2 skilling, 1845, key date of the two-year type, brown, AU, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This type with the large head of the king was struck 1844-45 and is scarce; the small head type (KM 664) was struck 1845-55.

Recorded mintage: 120,000 including KM 664.

Specification: 18.9 g, copper, 33.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-660, Cr-164.

Source:

• 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 47, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

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