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<p>[QUOTE="Kimotej, post: 3010099, member: 83864"]Somewhat late, sorry about that!</p><p><br /></p><p>Sweden under the rule of Karl XI (King 1660-1697) whose rule is famous for the huge plate money in copper, weighing several kilos each. (The 8 Daler silver coin (in copper) weighed more than 12 kilos!)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1/6 öre silvermynt i koppar</b>. Translation: One sixth of an silver öre, but made of copper.</p><p><br /></p><p>Third series of the Karl XI 1/6 öre, and first year in the series.</p><p>Diameter 25-25.5 mm, weight 6.7 grams. The weight was reduced from 7.1 grams in 1680 to 6.7 grams in 1681.</p><p><br /></p><p>This series consist of only 4 years: 1681, 1682, 1683 and 1686, but also has overdates 1682 on 1681, 1683 on 1682 and 1686 on 1683, so all in all 7 coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a pretty common coin and can be aquired for just a few dollars, but I do not know the mintage. (Mintage for 1682 is 596736 pcs, 1683 2057664 pcs and 1686 1707840 pcs.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The 1 öre copper coin </b>was much larger: 46-47 mm in diameter and 49.4 grams in weight. <b>The 1 öre silver coin </b>again was small: 17.5-18 mm and 1.23 grams of 313/1000 silver content.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]746422[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]746423[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kimotej, post: 3010099, member: 83864"]Somewhat late, sorry about that! Sweden under the rule of Karl XI (King 1660-1697) whose rule is famous for the huge plate money in copper, weighing several kilos each. (The 8 Daler silver coin (in copper) weighed more than 12 kilos!) [B]1/6 öre silvermynt i koppar[/B]. Translation: One sixth of an silver öre, but made of copper. Third series of the Karl XI 1/6 öre, and first year in the series. Diameter 25-25.5 mm, weight 6.7 grams. The weight was reduced from 7.1 grams in 1680 to 6.7 grams in 1681. This series consist of only 4 years: 1681, 1682, 1683 and 1686, but also has overdates 1682 on 1681, 1683 on 1682 and 1686 on 1683, so all in all 7 coins. This is a pretty common coin and can be aquired for just a few dollars, but I do not know the mintage. (Mintage for 1682 is 596736 pcs, 1683 2057664 pcs and 1686 1707840 pcs. [B]The 1 öre copper coin [/B]was much larger: 46-47 mm in diameter and 49.4 grams in weight. [B]The 1 öre silver coin [/B]again was small: 17.5-18 mm and 1.23 grams of 313/1000 silver content. [ATTACH=full]746422[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]746423[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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