Sweden Christina 1/2 Riksdaler - Coin Community Forum

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 17 / Views: 6,383	Page: of 2
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 08/25/2008 9:22 pm I have been collecting 17th century Swedish coins for several years now. Boy, it is slow going. I usually manage to get just 2-3 coins a year. And prices keep going up which makes it harder with each new aquisition. Since the 1/2 riksdalers are scarcer than the riksdalers, I could not pass on this 1644 (MDCXLIV) 1/2 riksdaler of Queen Christina. (I just bought it, this is the dealer's photo; I'm waiting for it to arrive ) Report this Post to the Staff

Zohar444 Pillar of the Community United States 1429 Posts	Posted 08/25/2008 10:04 pm Wow - what a beauty! Congrats Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/25/2008 10:39 pm Really nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 08/26/2008 09:31 am That sure is a beauty Where did ya find her? Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 08/26/2008 3:30 pm Congrads! Wonderful coin! Just out of curiosity, was it common for coins from Sweden to be double struck (as this coin appears to me)? I'm just wondering since I have a couple of 17th century Norwegian coins which are. Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 08/26/2008 8:45 pm Quote: Where did ya find her? WAG - Westfälische Auktions Gesellschaft - located in Germany. Quote: Just out of curiosity, was it common for coins from Sweden to be double struck (as this coin appears to me)? I'm just wondering since I have a couple of 17th century Norwegian coins which are. Yes, the Weimer press used for Swedish coins for this era is discussed in this thread 1647 Sweden 4 Mark Queen Christina Report this Post to the Staff
wcg Valued Member United States 217 Posts	Posted 08/26/2008 8:48 pm That is a real beauty! Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 08/30/2008 09:22 am Thanks everyone. I am still waiting for her to arrive. I am always nervous when a coin is in the mail. Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 08/30/2008 10:32 am Thanx for the auction info; Went there Westfälische Auktions Gesellschaft Good thing they have pictures I can't read German! Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 08/30/2008 12:24 pm This german-english translation table for coin terms is useful. Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 08/30/2008 12:35 pm THANX t360 I will put a bookmark there. How do you find that auction site? Have you done business with them before? I am hesitant about such things. Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 08/30/2008 2:42 pm My experience ordering from http://ma-shops.com and paying with paypal has been perfect with these dealers: 2006-09-17 MÜNZENHANDLUNG MANFRED OLDING 2006-10-14 MÜNZENHANDLUNG MANFRED OLDING 2007-04-21 MÜNZENHANDLUNG MANFRED OLDING 2007-04-29 Münzenhandlung Wolfgang Rittig 2007-05-18 Münzenhandlung Wolfgang Rittig 2007-08-15 Leipziger Münzhandlung und Auktion Heidrun Höhn 2007-08-24 Leipziger Münzhandlung und Auktion Heidrun Höhn 2007-09-19 Münzenhandel Knopik 2007-11-09 Münzenhandlung Diller 2007-12-11 Münzhandlung Ritter GmbH 2008-01-03 Münzenhandel Knopik 2008-07-02 Münzen Sänn 2008-08-03 INGEMAR WALLIN UTVECKLING AB 2008-08-21 WAG - Westfälische Auktions Gesellschaft (waiting for delivery) They all understand English and were very friendly. Some of them required 4% added to paypal payments. All of the coins or medals arrived in about 10 days and I was very pleased with them. Once I placed an order with Münz Zentrum Rheinland. They never answered my repeated emails sent in both English and in German. Therefore I could not confirm that they would accept paypal and since they wouldn't correspond with me I didn't feel comfortable sending them a bank transfer. So we never completed the transaction. All the other transactions listed above have been perfect with good communications with the sellers. I have also had good experiences with Pater, Kuenker, Dumez and Saive buying directly through their web sites. Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 09/03/2008 12:02 am The Christina 1/2 riksdaler arrived today from Germany Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 09/21/2008 12:11 am I decided to also order this 1641 quarter riksdaler. Report this Post to the Staff
Litotes Pillar of the Community Norway 510 Posts	Posted 09/21/2008 04:42 am Excellent piece once again! I like the details very much. My sincere congratulations Report this Post to the Staff
DagonX Valued Member Poland 392 Posts	Posted 09/21/2008 06:31 am Wonderful coins Very, very nice piece of Swedish history Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 17 / Views: 6,383	Page: of 2

Last 15 Replies

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.4 seconds to rattle this change.