Sweden 1639 ore KM-161

Steve Album sale 30, lot 1414

This specimen was lot 1414 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN: Kristina, 1632-1654, AE öre, Säter, 1639, some green verdigris spots removed, VF, ex Hans Mondorf Collection. Sweden's first copper mint was built in Säter in 1624, influenced by its proximity to the copper mine at Falun." This type was struck 1638-41 at Säter and then Avesta after 1644. Stockholm struck this denomination in billon. Earlier öre of 1625-31 were either billon or 28.3 g copper. Half, quarter and one-sixth öre also exist but are seldom seen.

Recorded mintage: 12,612,000.

Specification: 51.5 g, copper, this specimen 47 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-161, SM-106.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

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