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| − | This specimen was lot 33845 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $120. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Adolf Frederick 2 Ore 1759 MS62 Brown NGC. A superbly struck example of remarkable quality for the type, as many of the 18th-century copper emissions from Sweden often come down to us in low quality." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = | + | This specimen was lot 33845 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $120. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Adolf Frederick 2 Ore 1759 MS62 Brown NGC. A superbly struck example of remarkable quality for the type, as many of the 18th-century copper emissions from Sweden often come down to us in low quality." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 48 öre = one riksdaler. This type was struck 1751, 1755-68 and is fairly common up thru Extremely Fine. The KM 518 of 1777 is the last issue of the denomination. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 352,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 352,000. | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 10 April 2025
This specimen was lot 33845 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "Adolf Frederick 2 Ore 1759 MS62 Brown NGC. A superbly struck example of remarkable quality for the type, as many of the 18th-century copper emissions from Sweden often come down to us in low quality." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 48 öre = one riksdaler. This type was struck 1751, 1755-68 and is fairly common up thru Extremely Fine. The KM 518 of 1777 is the last issue of the denomination.
Recorded mintage: 352,000.
Specification: 28.3 g, copper.
Catalog reference: KM 461.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
Link to:
- 1750 2 öre S.M.
- 1761 2 öre S.M.
- Coins and currency dated 1759
- return to coinage of Sweden