Sweden 1840 2 skilling

Heritage sale 3029, lot 30999

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 30999 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $646.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Carl XIV Johan 2 Skilling 1840, MS63 Brown NGC. A lovely example with rich brown surfaces and red-orange luster in the legends. Very scarce grade for this large copper type. Ex: 'Colonel' E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." In the reform of 1830, the sixth and third riksdalers were dropped for eighth, quarter and half riksdalers. The skilling, formerly 1/48 riksdaler, became 1/128 riksdaler and new one-sixth (KM 639), one-third, half, two-thirds, one, two and four skilling issued in copper. The smallest silver denomination, the 1/32 riksdaler, was three skilling.

Recorded mintage: 69,000.

Specification: 18.9 g, copper, 33.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 643.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
• ^[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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