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Oscar II Krone 1878 MS63 NGC, Kongsberg mint, KM357, ABH-32, Sieg-58. Mintage: 60,000. In terms of mintage figures and overall technical preservation, a giant within the late 19th-century Norwegian series, the 1878 standing as the undisputed key date for the kroner of Oscar II. Compared to the surrounding dates--1877 saw 1,000,000 pieces struck and 1879 saw 140,000--the scarcity of this year is instantly apparent, with even the next highest mintage date, 1888, seeing 15,000 more coins struck by comparison. Little care was shown to many of these pieces, with most surviving examples coming in VF or worse condition; indeed the next finest certified is an XF45. Even at VF35, however, the issue is still fiercely contested, a piece in that grade bringing $3995 in our January 2017 NYINC sale. With the offering ranking a full head-and-shoulders above the rest, we can only anticipate the flurry of bidding it will garner.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 6000-8000 USD
Oscar II Krone 1878 MS63 NGC, Kongsberg mint, KM357, ABH-32, Sieg-58. Mintage: 60,000. In terms of mintage figures and overall technical preservation, a giant within the late 19th-century Norwegian series, the 1878 standing as the undisputed key date for the kroner of Oscar II. Compared to the surrounding dates--1877 saw 1,000,000 pieces struck and 1879 saw 140,000--the scarcity of this year is instantly apparent, with even the next highest mintage date, 1888, seeing 15,000 more coins struck by comparison. Little care was shown to many of these pieces, with most surviving examples coming in VF or worse condition; indeed the next finest certified is an XF45. Even at VF35, however, the issue is still fiercely contested, a piece in that grade bringing $3995 in our January 2017 NYINC sale. With the offering ranking a full head-and-shoulders above the rest, we can only anticipate the flurry of bidding it will garner.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/norway/norway-oscar-ii-krone-1878-ms63-ngc-/a/3089-31285.s?type=CoinArchives3089
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD