Sweden 1939-G 50 ore

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73562

This specimen was lot 73562 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 50 Ore, 1939-G. Stockholm Mint. NGC PROOF-65. Whether these issues are indeed proof strikings or merely prooflike is uncertain, though they are clearly RARE and carry a premium over the regular business strike issues. Deep gunmetal gray surfaces, with a high degree of brilliance and charming color." This type is listed for 1911-19 and 1927-39. The early dates are scarce compared to the later dates.

Recorded mintage: 921,750 plus proofs.

Specification: 5 g, 0.600 fine silver, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 788.

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.
• 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 June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• 1938 50 öre
• 1939 10 öre
• 1941 krona
• 1944 iron 1 öre
• 1946 50 öre
• Coins and currency dated 1939