Sweden 1636 ore

Heritage sale 3029, lot 30970

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 30970 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $646.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Christina silver Ore 1636, Goteborg mint, MS62 NGC. An impressive example of this two year type with the characteristic standing lion on the reverse brandishing a sword and carrying the three crowns coat of arms. The design details are very sharp and the surfaces are nearly fully lustrous. A scarce type and highly elusive in Mint State. Ex: 'Colonel' E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." This Gothenburg mint product of 1635-36 was also struck 1633-53 at Stockholm (KM 153). This denomination was also struck in copper (see KM 161 and KM 162).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.23 g, 0.375 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 159, SM-87.

Source:

• 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.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[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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