Sweden 1880 5 ore

Steve Album sale 38, lot 3592

This specimen was lot 3592 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN: Oscar II, 1872-1907, AE 5 öre, 1880, better date, nice chocolate brown surfaces, VF to EF." This type was struck 1874-89. The regular date, 1880, and the overdate, 1880/70 are both better dates.

Recorded mintage: 403,000.

Specification: 8 g, bronze, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-736.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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