Sweden 1808-OL 1/6 riksdaler

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 23660

This specimen was lot 23660 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $156. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/6 Riksdaler, 1808-OL. Stockholm Mint. Gustav IV Adolf. NGC MS-64+. A blast white example of the type with flashy fields and struck with a slightly cracked obverse die." Collecting Swedish coins is complicated by the multiple currency reforms the country underwent, beginning in 1798. The öre and mark were dropped and the skilling, 1/48 of a riksdaler, introduced. This type was struck 1801-09. There is another 1/6 riksdaler (KM 568) struck in 1809 for Carl XIII.

Recorded mintage: 943,000.

Specification: 6.25 g, 0.691 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-560; AAH-43.

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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• 1803 1/6 riksdaler
• 1808 1/12 skilling
• 1808 ducat
• 1809-OL 1/6 riksdaler, Gustaf IV Adolf
• Coins and currency dated 1808