Sweden 1899-EB 20 kronor

Goldberg sale 69, lot 4452

This specimen was lot 4452 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it sold for $575. The catalog description ^[2] noted, "Sweden. 20 Kronor, 1899-EB. Oscar II. NGC graded MS-66." This type was struck in limited numbers 1877-99 but the release of the hoard of the Bank of Sweden in the late nineties made this type common in all grades.

Recorded mintage: 135,000.

Specification: 8.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .259 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-93a; KM-748.

Source:

• Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Paul Rynearson, Goldberg sale 69: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2012.

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