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This specimen was lot 30274 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $9,400. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Bold Design with Quality Surfaces Adolf Fredrik Riksdaler 1752-HM, Stockholm mint, MS66 NGC. A superb piece with incredibly bold design features and pristine surfaces bathed in subtle violet and silvery-gray patina. A remarkable coin in all respects and easily the finest we have seen. Adolf Fredrick was the son of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp and ruled Sweden as a Constitutional Monarch. Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 48 öre = one riksdaler. This type was struck in several varieties 1751-66 and is reasonably common. | This specimen was lot 30274 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $9,400. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Bold Design with Quality Surfaces Adolf Fredrik Riksdaler 1752-HM, Stockholm mint, MS66 NGC. A superb piece with incredibly bold design features and pristine surfaces bathed in subtle violet and silvery-gray patina. A remarkable coin in all respects and easily the finest we have seen. Adolf Fredrick was the son of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp and ruled Sweden as a Constitutional Monarch. Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 48 öre = one riksdaler. This type was struck in several varieties 1751-66 and is reasonably common. | ||
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''Specification:'' 29.25 g, 0.878 fine silver. | ''Specification:'' 29.25 g, 0.878 fine silver. | ||
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* [[Sweden 1753-HM ore|1753 billon öre]] | * [[Sweden 1753-HM ore|1753 billon öre]] | ||
* [[Sweden 1753-HM 10 ore|1753-HM 10 öre]] | * [[Sweden 1753-HM 10 ore|1753-HM 10 öre]] | ||
| + | * [[Sweden 1753-HM riksdaler specie Dav-1731|1753-HM riksdaler specie]] | ||
* [[Sweden 1753-HM ducat Fr-69|1753-HM ducat]] | * [[Sweden 1753-HM ducat Fr-69|1753-HM ducat]] | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1752]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1752]] | ||
* return to coinage of [[Sweden]] | * return to coinage of [[Sweden]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3029]][[Category:European crowns and thalers]] | [[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3029]][[Category:European crowns and thalers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:33, 10 December 2025
This specimen was lot 30274 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $9,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "Bold Design with Quality Surfaces Adolf Fredrik Riksdaler 1752-HM, Stockholm mint, MS66 NGC. A superb piece with incredibly bold design features and pristine surfaces bathed in subtle violet and silvery-gray patina. A remarkable coin in all respects and easily the finest we have seen. Adolf Fredrick was the son of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp and ruled Sweden as a Constitutional Monarch. Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 48 öre = one riksdaler. This type was struck in several varieties 1751-66 and is reasonably common.
Recorded mintage: 23,370.
Specification: 29.25 g, 0.878 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 464.1, SM-42, Dav-1731.
- 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.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]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.
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