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| − | This specimen was lot 74704 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $900. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Sweden|SWEDEN]]. 2 Mark, 1716-LC. Stockholm Mint. Karl XII. NGC AU-58. This handsome 2 Mark piece exhibits a solid strike with good preservation. The surfaces are toned to a pleasing light mottled gray." This silver two mark was struck in Sweden 1709-17 in the closing stages of the Great Northern War when Sweden was losing and the government bankrupt. | + | This specimen was lot 74704 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $900. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Sweden|SWEDEN]]. 2 Mark, 1716-LC. Stockholm Mint. Karl XII. NGC AU-58. This handsome 2 Mark piece exhibits a solid strike with good preservation. The surfaces are toned to a pleasing light mottled gray." This silver two mark was struck in Sweden 1709-17 in the closing stages of the Great Northern War when Sweden was losing and the government bankrupt. The variety shown here has the king's name abbreviated CAROL<sup>9</sup>; other show the usual CAROLVS. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 203,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 203,000. | ||
Revision as of 15:38, 26 May 2023
This specimen was lot 74704 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 2 Mark, 1716-LC. Stockholm Mint. Karl XII. NGC AU-58. This handsome 2 Mark piece exhibits a solid strike with good preservation. The surfaces are toned to a pleasing light mottled gray." This silver two mark was struck in Sweden 1709-17 in the closing stages of the Great Northern War when Sweden was losing and the government bankrupt. The variety shown here has the king's name abbreviated CAROL9; other show the usual CAROLVS.
Recorded mintage: 203,000.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-339.
- Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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