Norway 1800-IGM 2 skilling
This specimen was lot 2097 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €160 (about US$216 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NORWEGEN, KÖNIGREICH, Christian VII. 1766-1808. 2 Skilling 1800, Kongsberg. Feine Tönung, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (kingdom of Norway, Christian VII, 1766-1808, two skilling of 1800, Kongsberg mint. Fine toning, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type of 1800-07 is common in circulated condition. Other issues for 1800 include a 1/15 specie daler (KM 271), 1/5 specie daler (KM 272) and 1/3 specie daler (KM 266). The Danes were forced to surrender Norway to Sweden in 1814.
Recorded mintage: 2,419,000.
Specification: 1.50 g, 0.250 fine silver, .012 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Ahlström 86, KM 270.
- Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
Link to:
- 1794 specie daler
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- 1796-HI⚒AB ⅔ specie daler
- 1797-IG⚒M ⅓ specie daler
- 1800-⚒ IGM 1/5 specie daler = ¼ rigsdaler courant
- Norway 1802-IGM 1/15 speciedaler = 8 skilling = ½ mark
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- 1809 billon 4 skilling
- Coins and currency dated 1800
- return to coins of Norway