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This specimen was lot 30982 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $2,232.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Carl XII 2 Mark 1714-LC, MS64 NGC. A truly remarkable coin with exceptionally sharp design features and nearly full original mint brilliance. Very rare in this elite grade and perhaps the finest we have seen. Ex: 'Colonel' E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." This silver two mark was struck in Sweden 1709-17 in the closing stages of the Great Northern War when Sweden was losing and the government bankrupt. | This specimen was lot 30982 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $2,232.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Carl XII 2 Mark 1714-LC, MS64 NGC. A truly remarkable coin with exceptionally sharp design features and nearly full original mint brilliance. Very rare in this elite grade and perhaps the finest we have seen. Ex: 'Colonel' E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." This silver two mark was struck in Sweden 1709-17 in the closing stages of the Great Northern War when Sweden was losing and the government bankrupt. | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' 142, | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' 142,249. |
| − | ''Specification:'' silver. | + | ''Specification:'' 10.4 g, 0.694 fine silver, 30 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 339. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 339. | ||
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* [[Sweden 1713-LC 5 ore|1713 5 öre]] | * [[Sweden 1713-LC 5 ore|1713 5 öre]] | ||
| + | * [[Sweden 1714-LC mark|1714 mark]] | ||
* [[Sweden 1714-LC ducat Fr-50|1714 ducat]] | * [[Sweden 1714-LC ducat Fr-50|1714 ducat]] | ||
* [[Sweden 1715 ore (S.M.)]] | * [[Sweden 1715 ore (S.M.)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:04, 17 June 2025
This specimen was lot 30982 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $2,232.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Carl XII 2 Mark 1714-LC, MS64 NGC. A truly remarkable coin with exceptionally sharp design features and nearly full original mint brilliance. Very rare in this elite grade and perhaps the finest we have seen. Ex: 'Colonel' E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." This silver two mark was struck in Sweden 1709-17 in the closing stages of the Great Northern War when Sweden was losing and the government bankrupt.
Recorded mintage: 142,249.
Specification: 10.4 g, 0.694 fine silver, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 339.
- 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.
- [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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