Sweden 1961-TS 2 kronor

Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75702

This specimen was lot 75702 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 2 Kronor, 1961-TS. Stockholm Mint. PCGS Prooflike-66. Instantly appealing and pleasing, this Gem example delivers prooflike commendability with rich reflective luster." This type was issued 1952-66 and is common in all grades. It superseded a similar coin struck for Gustav V (KM 815).

Recorded mintage: 533,220.

Specification: 14 g, 0.400 fine silver, 31 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-827.

Source:

• Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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