Sweden 1726 daler

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Ponterio sale 173, lot 1701
Sweden 1726 daler rev Ponterio 173-1701.jpg

This specimen was lot 1701 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $1,058. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Daler Plate Money, 1726. Frederik I (1720-51). All stamps present and clear, corner stamps just a bit off of plate. Faint partial attempted stamp in one corner. VERY FINE." In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 48 öre = one riksdaler. This type was issued 1720-50 and is the most common one daler plate. Millions were made but most were melted down to make other copper or bronze objects.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-PM68; AAH-247.

Source:

  • Bjorne Ahlström, 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Bertel Tingstrom, Plate Money, the World's Largest Currency, Stockholm: Royal Coin Cabinet, 1986.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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