Norway 1902 10 kroner

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 21226

This specimen was lot 21226 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NORWAY. 10 Kroner, 1902. PCGS AU-58 Gold Shield. An attractive near Mint State example with light signs of handling and plenty of remaining satiny luster in the protected areas. A handsome survivor of this two year type sure to excite even advanced collectors." 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 the final date of a type previously struck in 1877 and was accompanied by a gold twenty kroner of similar design. Gold coinage ceased in Norway with the twenty kroner of 1910 (KM 376).

Recorded mintage: 24,100.

Specification: 4.48 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-18; KM-358; Sieg-101.

Source:

• Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
• Thesen, Gunnar, Georg Klammt and Eirik Mye, Norges Mynter, perioden 1814-2023, Oslo: Nordfrim Norge, 2023.
• 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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• 1902 25 øre
• 1902 2 kroner
• 1902 20 kroner
• Coins and currency dated 1902