Sweden 1883-EB 5 kronor

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CNG Lissner sale, lot 1104

This specimen was lot 1104 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $205.70. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Oscar II. 1872–1907. AV 5 Kronor. Stockholm mint. Lea Ahlborn and Emil Brusewitz, engravers. Dated 1883 LA EB. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Brilliant uncirculated." This type was struck in limited numbers 1881-86, 1894 and 1899 but the release of the hoard of the Bank of Sweden in the late nineties made this type common in all grades.

Recorded mintage: 28,000.

Specification: 2.24 g, 0.900 fine gold, 16 mm diameter, this specimen Ø16 mm, 2.22 g, 12h axis.

Catalog reference: Friedberg 95; KM 756; Tingström 12.

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]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.

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