Sweden 1735 1/2 daler

Sedwick Treasure Auction 36, lot 396

This specimen was lot 396 in Sedwick Auction 36 (Winter Park, FL, November 2024), where it sold for $. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN, Avesta mint, copper ½ daler 'plate money', Fredrik I, 1735. Cute little piece with all five stamps clear (four dates) and only minor edge-loss from corrosion. With original certificate from the salvor/conservator. Recovered from Nicobar, sunk in 1783 off South Africa." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 96 öre = one riksdaler. This type was issued 1720-50 and is the most common half daler plate. Millions were made but most were melted down to make other copper or bronze objects.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 342 grams, 4" x 3¾".

Catalog reference: KM-PM65.

Source:

• Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Bertel Tingstrom, Plate Money, the World's Largest Currency, Stockholm: Royal Coin Cabinet, 1986.
• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 36, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Luis R. Ponte collection, the Jorge Becerra Collection and the John M. O'Brien collection, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2024.

Link to:

• 1734 half daler plate
• 1735 2 daler plate
• 1735 4 daler plate
• 1735 ½ ducat
• 1738 half daler plate
• Coins and currency dated 1735