Sweden 1881-EB 5 kronor
This specimen was lot 39709 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 5 Kroner, 1881-EB. Oscar II. NGC MS-64." Swedish coinage was reformed in 1830, 1855 and 1873. In 1873, the riksdaler species was dropped and 100 öre = 1 krona (the krona, at 7.5 g, 0.800 fine silver, was slightly smaller than the old riksdaler riksmynt). This type was struck 1881-83, 1886, 1894 and 1899 in modest quantities. The "LA" (or "L.A." or "LA.") below the bust stands for Lea Ahlborn (1826-97), one of the first women to obtain an engraver's post in any mint.
Recorded mintage: 65,000.
Specification: 2.24 g, 0.900 fine gold, 16 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: Fr-95; KM-756.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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