Norway 1892 krone

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 20428

This specimen was lot 20428 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $504. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NORWAY. Krone, 1892. Kongsberg Mint. Oscar II. PCGS AU-55 Gold Shield. Quite deeply toned and engaging, this alluring specimen is one of the more difficult dates to acquire, especially in such a great grade. Rather unsurprisingly, exceeded in the PCGS census by just two other pieces." In 1907, Norway obtained a divorce from Sweden and became an independent kingdom under a Danish prince. Even before passing under Swedish rule in 1814, Norway had enjoyed a separate coinage from Denmark. The specimen shown here is from of a type struck 1877-1900 and was accompanied by a silver fifty ore and two kroner of similar design. Many dates are very scarce.

Recorded mintage: 150,000, a fairly common date.

Specification: 7.50 g, 0.800 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-357.

Source:

• Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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• 1889 krone
• 1892 2 kroner
• 1893 krone
• Coins and currency dated 1892