Sweden 1881-EB 50 ore

Schulman auction 379, lot 437

This specimen was lot 437 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €130 (about US$167 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Sweden - 50 Ore 1881, Silver Crowned King's monogram. Rev. denomination and date within wrath. NGC AU58." This type was struck 1875-83, 1898-99, all with mintmaster Emil Brusewitz (initials "EB"). The later dates are fairly common but the early dates are scarce. Altho the weight matches that of the French franc, the fineness and diameter are different and it is unlikely they exchanged.

Recorded mintage: 268,000.

Specification: 5 g, 0.600 fine silver, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 740.

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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.

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