Sweden 1836 1/6 skilling

Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 1225

This specimen was lot 1225 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $84. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN: Karl XIV, 1818-1844, AE 1/6 skilling banco, 1836, a wonderful example, PCGS graded MS64 RB." This type was struck 1835-40 and 1843-44 and represents an 50% reduction in weight from the prior type (KM 634). An 1836/5 overdate exists but is awarded no premium.

Recorded mintage: 1,498,000, including the overdate.

Specification: 1.4 g, copper, 16.1 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-639.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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