Norway 1867 1/2 skilling

Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71827

This specimen was lot 71827 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NORWAY. 1/2 Skilling, 1867. Kongsberg Mint. Carl XV. NGC MS-63 Brown. This lovely little copper issue exhibits boldly struck devices and smooth surfaces displaying rich mottled patina with areas of original mint red." This type was struck 1867 only. It is the last of the denomination. Norway was converted to decimal coinage in 1874.

Recorded mintage: 3,600,000.

Specification: 3 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-329; Sieg-2; NM-24.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th 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 October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1865 24 skilling
• 1865 specie daler
• 1868 specie daler
• Coins and currency dated 1867