Sweden 1880-EB 20 kronor
This specimen was lot 3293 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €420 (about US$543 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"KÖNIGREICH Oskar II. 1872-1907. 20 Kronen 1880, Stockholm. 8,06 g Feingold. GOLD. Winz. Randfehler, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (kingdom of Sweden, Oscar II, 1872-1907, twenty kronor of 1880, Stockholm mint. Small rim bumps, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck in Sweden 1877-99, all with mintmaster Emil Brusewitz (initials "EB"). The release of the hoard of the Bank of Sweden in the late nineties made this type common in all grades.
Recorded mintage: 127,000.
Specification: 8.96 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Ahlström 10; Fr-93 a; Schl. 119, KM 748.
- 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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
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