Sweden 1897-EB krona

Goldberg sale 109, lot 2913

This specimen was lot 2913 in Goldberg sale 109 (Los Angeles, January 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Sweden. Krona, 1897-EB. Oscar II. Portrait of King left. Reverse: Crowned arms of Sweden. Prooflike, and very nice for this normally well circulated currency issue. NGC graded MS-64 Prooflike." The type is noted for 1890, 1897-98 and 1901-04. This date is common in worn condition but scarce nice.

Recorded mintage: 735,000.

Specification: 7.5 g, 0.800 fine silver, 25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-760.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 109: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.

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