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Adolf Frederick Riksdaler 1763-AL MS64 NGC, KM464.2, Dav-1731, SM-52. Aglow with a handsome cobalt-gray luster, vivid spots of brighter silver peeking through; every detail of the designs perfectly struck up and without wear. Adolf Frederick is known to have been a very weak king, entirely in the shadow of the parliamentary government. However he is perhaps most famous for being the king who 'ate himself to death'; dying in Stockholm in 1771 after consuming a meal of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, kippers, champagne, and 14 helpings of semla, his favourite desert. This Riksdaler represents the single highest certified example of this extremely rare type, and is sure to strongly appeal to collectors of the Swedish numismatic series.
Ex. Millennia Collection
HID02901242017
Estimate: 3000-5000 USD
Adolf Frederick Riksdaler 1763-AL MS64 NGC, KM464.2, Dav-1731, SM-52. Aglow with a handsome cobalt-gray luster, vivid spots of brighter silver peeking through; every detail of the designs perfectly struck up and without wear. Adolf Frederick is known to have been a very weak king, entirely in the shadow of the parliamentary government. However he is perhaps most famous for being the king who 'ate himself to death'; dying in Stockholm in 1771 after consuming a meal of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, kippers, champagne, and 14 helpings of semla, his favourite desert. This Riksdaler represents the single highest certified example of this extremely rare type, and is sure to strongly appeal to collectors of the Swedish numismatic series.
Ex. Millennia Collection
HID02901242017
Estimate: 3000-5000 USD