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I wonder if you are able to identify a foreign coin I have obtained over the Internet? It's been awhile since I bought it, and I have lost any paperwork that may have come with it to tell me what the coin is. I don't know whether it is silver, but it appears to be.
Looking at the "Heads" (or obverse) side of the coin, there is a picture of a man, and circling the image near the edge is the following: GUSTAF VI ADOLF (then an image that appears to be three curved chair or table legs, side-by-side, with a crown at the top) SVERIGES KONUNG (then two letters, one overlapping the other, C with a P overlaid half-way down the C). Then the reverse has the following: a very large crown on top of what appears to be a shield divided into four sections, with a central square that has two images I cannot identify! The upper left section holds three crowns (two crowns over one crown), the upper right section holds a rampant lion (holding a sword in his right hand?), the bottom left section has a lion rampant holding nothing, and the bottom right section holds three crowns, just like the other. At the immediate left side of the shield is an "I", and at the immediate right side of the shield are slightly smaller letters "KR". The large crown has a cross that reaches the edge, and that cross is dividing the date: 19 + 55 that is circling the coin along with PLIKTEN . FRAMFOR . ALLT
The edge is reeded, and that is all I can find to help describe the coin for you. I would just like to know what it is. I am guessing it is Russian? I think I have heard somewhere that the C %26 P may be Russian. I have no expectations of a high value for this coin. Can you identify it? Thank you for your help!
Cathy Williams
Hi Cathy,
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You've got a 1 krona coin from Sweden. It is indeed silver, though only .400 purity. Most of these are not particularly valuable, but yours is an earlier and lower mintage date from the series. A decent one will be $2-$3, but if you've got one in mint condition the price jumps to $15+. The billion value is less than $2 on the current market, sine the coin has just under 1/10th ounce of pure silver weight.
Thanks for the question! =)
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Dmitry Livshits
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My specialty is world coins from the 18th to 20th centuries, primarily non-US foreign coins and related areas such as errors and exonumia (tokens, medals, etc.). I can answer questions relating to identification, grading, selling, preservation and evaluation of such items. In addition to catalog value, I can give you the practical market value and trends for specific types of coins. I will also take questions regarding counterfeits (both modern and antique) and on how to identify them. I am NOT knowledgeable in paper money/banknotes, ancient or "shipwreck" coins. Thank you.
Experience
Collector of world coins since early childhood. Access to a variety of auction records and reference material. You can also find me on Facebook.
Education/Credentials
A.S. in Psychology (2006), B.A. in Forensic Psychology (2008), M.A. in Forensic Psychology (2011).
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