Sweden 1886-EB 5 kronor
This specimen was lot 3249 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €160 (about US$217 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEDEN, KÖNIGREICH, Oskar II. 1872-1907. 5 Kronen 1886, Stockholm. 2,02 g Feingold. GOLD. Vorzüglich. (kingdom of Sweden, Oscar II, 1872-1907, five crowns of 1886, Stockholm mint. Extremely fine.)"
This type was struck in limited numbers 1881-86, 1894 and 1899 but the release of the hoard of the Bank of Sweden in the late nineties made this type common in all grades.
Recorded mintage: 42,000, including the 1886/3 overdate.
Specification: 2.24 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Ahlström 37; Fr-95; Schl. 143, KM 756.
- 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, Stockholm, 2021.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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