Sweden 1897 5 ore

Heritage sale 3029, part of lot 31841

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 31841 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $117.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Oscar II 5 Ore 1897, MS64 Brown NGC. Lovely mahogany brown surfaces." This type was struck 1888-92, 1895-1905; this date is common for the type but scarcer than the one or two öre.

Recorded mintage: 570,000.

Specification: 8 g, bronze, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 757.

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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