Sweden (Avesta mint), copper "plate money" 2 dalers, Fredrik I, 1728. KM-PM71. 946 grams, 6" x 6-1/2". Three bold full stamps (denomination above mint in center stamp, crowned king's monogram above date in two corner stamps), the other two cut off from heavy corrosion that took away about 15% off the edge, nice dark-red color throughout, rare provenance. With Arqueonautas certificate #MAI-010/99/CN/20671, pedigreed to our Auction #6, with original lot-tag #579. Recovered from: Count Ernst Schimmelmann, sunk in 1781 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa
(250 - 375 USD)