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| − | This specimen was lot 78498 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Sweden|SWEDEN]]. Riksdaler, 1738. Stockholm Mint. Frederik I. PCGS EF-40. From the Richard August Collection." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = 1 mark and 96 [[Sweden 1723 ore|öre]] = 1 riksdaler. This type was struck in several varieties | + | This specimen was lot 78498 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Sweden|SWEDEN]]. Riksdaler, 1738. Stockholm Mint. Frederik I. PCGS EF-40. From the Richard August Collection." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = 1 mark and 96 [[Sweden 1723 ore|öre]] = 1 riksdaler. This type was struck in several varieties 1738-48 and is the second reasonably common Swedish thaler. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 12,222 including Dav-1727. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 12,222 including Dav-1727. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:43, 22 January 2026
This specimen was lot 78498 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Riksdaler, 1738. Stockholm Mint. Frederik I. PCGS EF-40. From the Richard August Collection." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = 1 mark and 96 öre = 1 riksdaler. This type was struck in several varieties 1738-48 and is the second reasonably common Swedish thaler.
Recorded mintage: 12,222 including Dav-1727.
Specification: 29.25 g, 0.878 fine silver, 41-42 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: Dav-1728, KM-423.
- Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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