Sweden 1750 2 ore

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71580

This specimen was lot 71580 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $115. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 2 Ore, 1750. Avesta Mint. Frederick I (1720-51). NGC MS-61 BN. Slanted 5. Struck slightly off center on thick planchet. Dark chocolate surfaces. Minimal marks, a few spots of strike weakness at the peripheries. Otherwise a lovely example sure to please. From the Trebuchet Collection." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = 1 mark and 96 öre = 1 riksdaler. This type was struck 1743-50 and is common in low grade. This date comes with upright 5's and slanting 5's.

Recorded mintage: 353,000 (all varieties).

Specification: 28.3 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-437.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• 1749 2 daler plate
• 1750 ¼ riksdaler
• 1750 riksdaler
• 1750 ducat
• 1759 2 öre S.M.
• Coins and currency dated 1750
• return to coinage of Sweden