Norway 1909 50 ore

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45521

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45521 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NORWAY. 50 Ore, 1909. PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. A very lustrous Gem with mottled peripheral toning." This type was struck 1909-19 in moderate quantities. Tho not listed as rare, it is seldom seen; this is the first one we have found for the Wiki. Sweden struck a similar coin to the same module until 1939 (KM 788).

Recorded mintage: 200,000.

Specification: 5 g, .600 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-374.

Source:

• 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1908 2 kroner
• 1910 10 kroner
• 1910 20 kroner
• Coins and currency dated 1909