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[[Image:Sweden 1606 20 mark obv H3029-30263.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3029, lot 30263]]
[[Image:Sweden 1606 20 mark rev H3029-30263.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]

This specimen was lot 30263 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $9,987.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Among the Finest of a Rare Type Carl IX as King 20 Mark 1606, Stockholm mint, AU Details (Graffiti) NGC jumbo holder. A superb example of this very rare type featuring the standing King without crown. The surfaces are most appealing with a blend of silvery-gray patina and original mint luster. Carl became in 1604 while his brother, Sigismund III, remained King in Poland. Very few of this type have survived, and this piece is certainly among the finest known. The graffiti mentioned by NGC refers to some old scratches just above the King's left shoulder." This rare denomination was struck occasionally 1606-17 and weighed as much as 3-3/8 riksdalers.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 98.72 g, 0.821 fine silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-A19, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-LS573]], SM-27.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. 
* Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, ''Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden.'' Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
* <sup>[1]</sup>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. 

''Link to:''
* [[Sweden 1601 ore]]
* [[Sweden 1603 riksdaler Dav-4510|1603 riksdaler, Carl IX]]
* [[Sweden 1606 4 ore|1606 4 öre]]
* [[Sweden 1606 mark|1606 mark]]
* [[Sweden 1607 4 mark]]
* [[Sweden 1610 16 mark Fr-19|1610 16 mark]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1606]]
* return to coins of [[Sweden]]

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