Sweden 1828-CB 1/3 riksdaler

Steve Album sale 30, lot 1439

This specimen was lot 1439 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $199.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN: Carl XIV Johan, 1818-1844, AR 1/3 riksdaler, 1828, hairlined, light tone, EF, Ex Dr. John Lund Collection." This type is noted for 1827-29 and is not common. It was the second largest denomination after the riksdaler and did not survive the reform of 1830.

Recorded mintage: 61,000.

Specification: 9.75 g, .878 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-612, SM53a.

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.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

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