View source for Sweden 1857-ST 2 riksdaler riksmynt

[[Image:Sweden 1857 2 riksdaler obv H3029-31011.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3029, lot 31011]]
[[Image:Sweden 1857 2 riksdaler rev H3029-31011.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]

This specimen was lot 31011 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $470. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Oscar I 2 Riksdaler 1857-ST, AU55 NGC. Lightly toned with strong design features. A very scarce one-year type equal to 1/2 Riksdaler Specie. Ex: 'Colonel' E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." In 1855, the coinage was reformed once again. The skilling and fractional riksdalers were dropped for a quasidecimal system of 100 öre = one riksdaler riksmynt and four riksdaler riksmynt = one riksdaler specie. The two riksdaler is the half dollar equivalent. The denomination was struck 1857 (shown here), 1862-64 and 1871; all dates are scarce to rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' 288,000.

''Specification:'' 17 g, 0.750 fine silver, 31.8 mm diameter. 
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 694. 

''[[Bibliography|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'', Stockhlom, 2021.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* <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. 

''Links to:''
* [[Sweden 1855 2 skilling|1855 2 skilling]]
* [[Sweden 1855-AG ducat|1855 ducat]]
* [[Sweden 1856-ST 25 ore|1856 25 öre]]
* [[Sweden 1856-ST riksdaler specie Dav-355|1856 riksdaler specie]]
* [[Sweden 1857 1/2 ore|1857 ½ öre]]
* [[Sweden 1857 2 ore|1857 2 öre]]
* [[Sweden 1857 5 ore|1857 5 öre]]
* [[Sweden 1857-ST 50 ore|1857 50 öre]]
* [[Sweden 1857-ST riksdaler riksmynt|1857 riksdaler]]
* [[Sweden 1857-ST riksdaler specie Dav-355|1857 riksdaler specie]]
* [[Sweden 1857-ST ducat Fr-90a|1857 ducat]]
* [[Sweden 1858 1/2 ore|1858 ½ öre]]
* [[Sweden 1858 ore|1858 öre]]
* [[Sweden 1858 5 ore|1858 5 öre]]
* [[Sweden 1860-ST riksdaler riksmynt|1860 riksdaler riksmynt]]
* [[Sweden 1862-ST 2 riksdaler riksmynt|1862 2 riksdaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1857]]
* return to coins of [[Sweden]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3029]]