Sweden 1885 2 ore

Heritage sale 3029, part of lot 31835

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 31835 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $105.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Oscar II 2 Ore 1885, MS62 Brown NGC. Light fingerprint on the obverse; the reverse is choice." This is a better date. The type was struck 1877-1905.

Recorded mintage: 615,000.

Specification: 4 g, bronze, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 746.

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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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