Sweden 1645 ore

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 43492

This specimen was lot 43492 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $960. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Ore, 1645. Avesta Mint. Christina. PCGS MS-62 Brown. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck in large quantities 1644-53. Possessing abundant supplies of copper, Sweden produced many large copper coins including the famous plate money. Unfortunately, few saved them and they are today scarce except in corroded or damaged condition.

Recorded mintage: 9,929,600.

Specification: 51.5 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-162.2; SM-110.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
• Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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