Sweden 1726 riksdaler specie Dav-1720
This specimen was lot 1692 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $1,410. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Riksdaler, 1726. PCGS Genuine--Cleaning, AU Details Secure Holder. Fredrik I (1720-51)." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = 1 mark and 96 öre = 1 riksdaler. This type was struck in several varieties 1723-38 and is the first reasonably common Swedish thaler.
Recorded mintage: 7,000.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-395.1; AAH-63a, Dav-1720.
- Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.
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