Sweden 1912-W 2 kronor
This specimen was lot 1286 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €13,200 (about US$14,628 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Glorious and Rare Proof with Stunning Kaleidoscopic Color, SWEDEN. 2 Kronor, 1912. Stockholm Mint. Gustav V. NGC PROOF-66 Cameo. Mintmaster: Karl-August Wallroth (W). Engraver: Adolf Lindberg. The RAREST date of the series, which was struck from 1910 to 1940, is taken to a whole different level when encountered in Proof format. The details and rims have the sharpness of a fresh razor, with a handsome frost topping the details and legends providing good contrast to the reflectivity in the fields. Nearly the entirety of the surfaces are dappled with toning, which shows up perhaps more forcefully in the open areas. Among the most beautiful coins to ever originate from Sweden, and a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire such a beautiful proof. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922)."
This type was struck 1910-15, 1922-31, 1934-40 and the later dates are common. Proofs are mentioned for 1937-39 but not for 1912. A 1913 in proof was sold in the Eric Newman collection.
Recorded mintage: 156,912.
Specification: 15 g, 0.800 fine silver, 31 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 14.98 g.
Catalog reference: KM-787; SM-5(5); Delzanno-4; Bruun-13789.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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