Sweden 1855-T 10 ore
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This specimen was lot 75552 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 10 Ore, 1855-T. Oscar I. NGC MS-63. This diminutive coin offers satiny brilliance with white argent color washed with the barest hint of champagne toning. Some slight weakness at the very center of the reverse; but this does not diminish the visual attractiveness of the piece." This type was struck 1855-59 as part of Sweden's first decimal coinage. Mintmasters AG, G and T are recorded for 1855.
Recorded mintage: 1,359,000 (all varieties).
Specification: 0.85 g, 0.750 fine silver, 12.7 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-683.
- 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, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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