Sweden 1759 2 ore

Heritage sale 3064, lot 33845

This specimen was lot 33845 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Adolf Frederick 2 Ore 1759 MS62 Brown NGC. A superbly struck example of remarkable quality for the type, as many of the 18th-century copper emissions from Sweden often come down to us in low quality." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = 1 mark and 96 öre = 1 riksdaler. This type was struck 1751, 1755-68 and is fairly common up thru Extremely Fine. The KM 518 of 1777 is the last issue of the denomination.

Recorded mintage: 352,000.

Specification: 28.3 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM 461.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

Link to:

• 1750 2 öre S.M.
• 1761 2 öre S.M.
• Coins and currency dated 1759
• return to coinage of Sweden