Sweden 1681 4 ore
This specimen was lot 31765 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $141. The catalog description[1] noted, "Carl XI 4 Ore 1681, AU53 NGC. Silvery-gray surfaces, slightly grainy in parts." This type of 1667-84 is common in circulated condition but is the last of its denomination, being superseded in 1690 by a billon five öre (KM 310). Eight öre made a mark.
Recorded mintage: 458,000.
Specification: 2.92 g, .375 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 257.
- Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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