Sweden 1875-ST 20 kronor

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50284

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was part of lot 50284 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $529. The catalog description^[2] noted, "SWEDEN. 20 Kroner, 1875-ST. NGC MS-65." This type was struck in limited numbers 1873-76 but the release of the hoard of the Bank of Sweden in the late nineties made this type common in all grades.

Recorded mintage: 359,000 (highest mintage date).

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

Catalog reference: Fr-93; KM-733.

Source:

• Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1976.
• Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
• 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.
• ^[2]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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