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| − | This specimen was lot 35366 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $940. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SWEDEN. 1 Daler Plate Money, 1758. Adolf Frederick (1751-71). Central stamp near complete, the corner stamps all complete and bold. Partly rough surfaces due to minor corrosion. Some old verdigris clings to the surface, especially on the stamps, otherwise EXTREMELY FINE. Lyman H. Low." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = | + | This specimen was lot 35366 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $940. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SWEDEN. 1 Daler Plate Money, 1758. Adolf Frederick (1751-71). Central stamp near complete, the corner stamps all complete and bold. Partly rough surfaces due to minor corrosion. Some old verdigris clings to the surface, especially on the stamps, otherwise EXTREMELY FINE. Lyman H. Low." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 48 öre = one riksdaler. This type was issued 1751-59 and is a rather scarce one daler plate. Millions were made but most were melted down to make other copper or bronze objects. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 13:56, 10 April 2025
This specimen was lot 35366 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $940. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1 Daler Plate Money, 1758. Adolf Frederick (1751-71). Central stamp near complete, the corner stamps all complete and bold. Partly rough surfaces due to minor corrosion. Some old verdigris clings to the surface, especially on the stamps, otherwise EXTREMELY FINE. Lyman H. Low." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 48 öre = one riksdaler. This type was issued 1751-59 and is a rather scarce one daler plate. Millions were made but most were melted down to make other copper or bronze objects.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: bronze.
Catalog reference: KM-PM84; AAH-146.
- 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.
- Bertel Tingstrom, Plate Money, the World's Largest Currency, Stockholm: Royal Coin Cabinet, 1986.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.
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