Sweden 1946-TS 50 ore KM-796

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Ponterio sale 177, lot 35375

This specimen was lot 35375 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $147. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 50 Ore, 1946-TS. NGC PROOF-67. Copper-nickel. Scarce as proof." This nickel bronze type was struck sporadically 1920-24 and 1940-47 when high silver prices prevented the issue of the regular billon type. Similar billon 50 öre pieces were struck 1943-50 (KM 817).

Recorded mintage: 1,425,990.

Specification: nickel-bronze, 22 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-796; AAH-95; Sieg-43.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.

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