Sweden 1925-W 20 kronor

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Heritage sale 3010, lot 21911
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 21911 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $1,725. The catalog description[1] noted, "Gustaf V gold 20 Kronor 1925W, MS64 NGC, fully brilliant and original with a nice frosted bust and minimal contact marks in the obverse fields. Very scarce one-year type." This type was struck 1925 in large quantities. Not released at the time nor in the hoards dispersed in the 1990's so it remains scarce. It was the last gold coin issued in Sweden for circulation.

Recorded mintage: 387,257.

Specification: 8.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .259 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM-800.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

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