Sweden 1939-G 50 ore
This specimen was lot 73562 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 50 Ore, 1939-G. Stockholm Mint. NGC PROOF-65. Whether these issues are indeed proof strikings or merely prooflike is uncertain, though they are clearly RARE and carry a premium over the regular business strike issues. Deep gunmetal gray surfaces, with a high degree of brilliance and charming color." This type is listed for 1911-19 and 1927-39. The early dates are scarce compared to the later dates.
Recorded mintage: 921,750 plus proofs.
Specification: 5 g, 0.600 fine silver, 22 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 788.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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