Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Collector's Choice February 2022 Auction 22-24 Feb 2022
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By Sporrong & Co. in Stockholm. Dimensions: 41mm x 59mm; Weight: 58.62 gms. Obverse: Bust of Nobel left; in four lines below: NOBELS / EXTRADYNAMIT / 1879-1929 / NITROGLYCERIN - A.B.; Reverse: Blank. Edge: Plain. Light brassy-brown surfaces.
In addition to his discovery of dynamite, Nobel also invented a slightly safer (and cheaper) alternative in 1879 which he dubbed "extradynamit."