Sweden 1719 4 daler
This specimen was lot 1671 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 4 Daler Plate Money, 1719. Ulrika Eleonora (1719-20). 9.75 x 9.75 in. RARE (Tingstrom: 68 examples of this year known including the 2 center stamp types and 8 pieces from the Nicobar). Well applied stamps with only two showing any unevenness to the strike. The round center stamp is full and bold, with two full legible dates and two partial but discernible dates. Minimal scattered verdigris on reverse. Lovely medium brown patina. VERY FINE."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM-PM62; AAH-13; BT-A1.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Bertel Tingstrom, Plate Money, the World's Largest Currency, Stockholm: Royal Coin Cabinet, 1986.
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