Sweden 1897-EB 2 kronor
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This specimen was lot 75555 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 2 Kronor, 1897-EB. Oscar II. NGC MS-63. This piece offers glossy lustrous fields and satiny devices. Uniform white argent color softened by a hint of champagne toning acquired over its lifetime. Attractive." This type was minted 1890-93, 1897-1900 and 1903-04. This is one of the more common dates but none are cheap in choice condition. The commemorative celebrating the king's silver jubilee (KM 762) is much more common.
Recorded mintage: 207,000.
Specification: 15 g, 0.800 fine silver, 31 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-761.
- Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1976.
- Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockhlom, 2021.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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