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thryan9 Valued Member United States 220 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 12:38 pm This coin is a curiosity to me. It appears to be a 1718 Sweden Daler (KM#361)emergency coin overstruck with a 1719 Sweden Ore (KM#364.1). If this was an official restrike, they did a pretty poor job of it. It also looks like it was in circulation as it is quite worn. Any thoughts on what this is or if I'm correct in identifying the two coin strikes? Report this Post to the Staff

Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 2:59 pm that one makes me rub my eyes. Whatever it ends up being it is something to see. Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 3:08 pm Indeed nice 'thing'! Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 10/22/2014 01:25 am Yes, you are correct, the host coin is a daler of the "mercury" type. Overstrikes are quite common on Swedish coins from the 18th and early 19th centuries, and yes they were done officially. Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 10/22/2014 01:37 am What was the "emergency" in 1718? A lutefisk shortage? If you are not Scandinavian you may not understand the joke. Thanks for posting. Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 10/22/2014 05:51 am It was during the Great Northern War, and Sweden wasn't faring very well at that point in the war. Report this Post to the Staff
Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 10/22/2014 12:04 pm Is that the war where there was a battle between one army on foot trying to maneuver through chest deep snow while the other army on skis? I think it was Russians on foot and Swedes on skis. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 10/22/2014 11:26 pm Yes--silver coins were also debased to help finance these wars. Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 10/24/2014 12:06 am If anything it was probably the other way around Tryna. The Swedes invaded Russia in the winter, made the same mistake that Napoleon and the Nazis repeated. Lost way more troops to the environment than to enemy bullets. Report this Post to the Staff
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