Sweden 1912 ore

Heritage sale 3029, lot 31856

This specimen was lot 31856 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Gustaf V Ore 1912, MS65 Brown NGC. Uniform in the centers with a thin ring of lighter copper color around the rims. Seldom found certified as a Gem." This type is listed for 1909-16, 1919-42 and 1950. This date is common but there is a very rare 1912/1 overdate.

Recorded mintage: 3,170,000.

Specification: 2 g, bronze, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 777.2.

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.
• ^[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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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