Sweden 1873-ST 20 kronor
This specimen was lot 31040 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $881.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Oscar II gold 20 Kronor 1873-ST, MS65 NGC. Lightly toned and original, a superior example of this first date of the 20 Kronor series. Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson." After the reform of 1873, all of the miscellaneous gold denominations (ducats, etc.) were dropped in favor of ten and twenty kronor. This twenty kronor was struck 1873-99 in three closely related types: KM 733 (shown here), struck 1873-76, KM 744, struck 1876-77, and KM 748, struck 1877-99. The type was rare until the Bank of Sweden divested its gold holdings in the mid 1990's.
Recorded mintage: 115,000.
Specification: 8.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, 23 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-93, KM 733.
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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