Sweden 1879 ore
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This specimen was lot 11170 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. Öre, 1879. Stockholm Mint. Oskar II. NGC MS-63 Brown. Attractive choice uncirculated example of this medium lettering variation. From the L.E. Bruun Collection." This is a slightly better date. The type was struck 1877-80, superseded by KM 750, with slightly larger letters, for 1879-1905.
Recorded mintage: 1,630,000, including a few KM 750.
Specification: 2 g, bronze, 16.2 mm diameter, this specimen 2.08 g.
Catalog reference: KM-745; SM-204a; Bruun-13685.
- 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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