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This specimen was lot 2612 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,899 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SUEDE, Fredrik Ier (1720-1751), Cu 4 daler silvermynt, 1733, Avesta. Plätmynt (plate money). Rare. Très Beau. Provient de la collection Harry Dewit.'' (kingdom of [[Sweden]], Frederick I, 1720-51, copper four daler plate of 1733, Avesta mint. Rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 96 öre = one riksdaler. This type was issued 1720-46 and is the most common four daler plate. Millions were made but most were melted down to make other copper or bronze objects.
 
This specimen was lot 2612 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,899 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SUEDE, Fredrik Ier (1720-1751), Cu 4 daler silvermynt, 1733, Avesta. Plätmynt (plate money). Rare. Très Beau. Provient de la collection Harry Dewit.'' (kingdom of [[Sweden]], Frederick I, 1720-51, copper four daler plate of 1733, Avesta mint. Rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 96 öre = one riksdaler. This type was issued 1720-46 and is the most common four daler plate. Millions were made but most were melted down to make other copper or bronze objects.
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''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]
* Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, ''Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden.'' Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
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* Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, ''Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden.'' Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
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* Delzanno, Roberto, ''Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen'', Stockholm, 2021.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 
* Bertel Tingstrom, ''Plate Money, the World's Largest Currency,'' Stockholm: Royal Coin Cabinet, 1986.
 
* Bertel Tingstrom, ''Plate Money, the World's Largest Currency,'' Stockholm: Royal Coin Cabinet, 1986.
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* [[Sweden 1731 4 daler|1731 4 daler plate]]
 
* [[Sweden 1731 4 daler|1731 4 daler plate]]
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* [[Sweden 1732 2 daler]] plate
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* [[Sweden 1732-GZ 2 mark|1732-GZ 2 mark]]
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* [[Sweden 1732-GZ riksdaler specie Dav-1723|1732 riksdaler specie]]
 
* [[Sweden 1733 1/4 ducat Fr-60|1733 quarter ducat]]
 
* [[Sweden 1733 1/4 ducat Fr-60|1733 quarter ducat]]
 
* [[Sweden 1734 1/2 daler|1734 half daler plate]]
 
* [[Sweden 1734 1/2 daler|1734 half daler plate]]
 
* [[Sweden 1734 2 daler|1734 2 daler plate]]
 
* [[Sweden 1734 2 daler|1734 2 daler plate]]
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* [[Sweden 1734-GZ ore|1734-GZ öre]]
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* [[Sweden 1734-GZ 1/2 riksdaler|1734-GZ half riksdaler]]
 
* [[Sweden 1735 4 daler|1735 4 daler plate]]
 
* [[Sweden 1735 4 daler|1735 4 daler plate]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1733]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1733]]
  
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 2 May 2025

Jean Elsen sale 160, lot 2612

This specimen was lot 2612 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,899 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SUEDE, Fredrik Ier (1720-1751), Cu 4 daler silvermynt, 1733, Avesta. Plätmynt (plate money). Rare. Très Beau. Provient de la collection Harry Dewit. (kingdom of Sweden, Frederick I, 1720-51, copper four daler plate of 1733, Avesta mint. Rare, very fine.)"

In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 96 öre = one riksdaler. This type was issued 1720-46 and is the most common four daler plate. Millions were made but most were melted down to make other copper or bronze objects.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3023 g, copper, this specimen 233 x 240 mm, 3010 g.

Catalog reference: KM PM74, SM 201.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Bertel Tingstrom, Plate Money, the World's Largest Currency, Stockholm: Royal Coin Cabinet, 1986.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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