Sweden 2001-B 2000 kronor

from Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72768

This specimen was lot 72768 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 2000 Kronor, 2001-B. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Nobel Prize Centennial issue. Virtually flawless with a touch of vivid orange tone that concentrates at the edges on both sides." This type was accompanied by a silver 200 kronor (KM 919).

Recorded mintage: 5,000.

Specifications: 12 g, 0.900 fine gold, 26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-901.

Sources:

• Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• 1999-B 200 kronor, the new Millennium
• 2001-B 200 kronor, Nobel Prize Centennial
• 2003-H 10 kronor
• 2004 2000 kronor, the 250th anniversary of the Royal Palace in Stockholm
• Coins and currency dated 2001