Sweden 1874-ST 10 kronor

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Goldberg sale 103, lot 2764
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Steve Album sale 30, lot 1463
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The first specimen was lot 2764 in Goldberg sale 103 (Los Angeles, February 2018), where it sold for $229.12. The catalog description[1] noted, "Sweden. 10 Kronor, 1874-ST. Oscar II. NGC graded MS-64+." The second specimen was lot 1463 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $199.75. The catalog description[2] noted, "SWEDEN: Oscar II, 1872-1907, AV 10 kronor, 1874, initials EB, Choice Unc, Ex Dr. John Lund Collection." This type was struck in limited numbers 1874-76 but the release of the hoard of the Bank of Sweden in the late nineties made this type common in all grades.

Recorded mintage: 481,000.

Specification: 4.48 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.1296 troy oz AGW, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-94; KM-732, SM25a.

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.
  • 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 103: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.
  • [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

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