Norway 1902 25 ore

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71403

This specimen was lot 71403 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $105. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NORWAY. 25 Ore, 1902. Oscar II. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. This is a boldly struck coin with full original luster. There are very few auction records of this type at MS 64 level." This type, struck 1896-1904, is fairly common tho less so than KM 373, which was struck 1909-19 after independence.

Recorded mintage: 611,700.

Specification: 2.42 g, 0.600 fine silver, 17 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-360.

Source:

• Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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• 1900 25 øre
• 1901-⚒ 50 øre
• 1901 krone
• 1902 2 kroner
• 1902-⚒ 10 kroner
• 1902 20 kroner
• 1904-⚒ 50 øre
• Coins and currency dated 1902