Sweden: 5 öre 1964U, km822, 50 under the crown

Hi,

does anybody know, which "50" it might be? Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Finland are out, since their "50" are all straight!



Ole

AFAIK it's not 50, it's 5Ö, from something used in the minting process. I don't know the terminology in English but here's my source (in Swedish) http://www.falcoin.se/pages/posts/5-oere-1964-med-50-i-kronan-721.php

Hej,

this is also what you can find in this link:
http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,33754.0.html

Ole

Hi,

a theory:



but why would they strike the 1st stamp with Ö5?

Ole

Hi

I don't seem to have access to that page...

I know embarrassingly little of the minting process but here's how I understand it:

There are three tools involved (names in swedish in quotes)

• The "stamp", which is used to make the coins
  
• The "gravyrpuns", which is one part used to make the "stamp". It has the design of the coin.
  
• The "svarvpuns", which is another part used to make the "stamp". I have no idea what it does but it was marked "5Ö" to differentiate it from the "svarvpuns" for other coins.
  

Normally when you make the "stamp" you use the "gravyspuns" first and then the "svarvpuns", but due to the initial shape of the "stamp" the "svarvpuns" could make an impression on the "stamp" if it was used first. The "5Ö" would then be mirrored on the "stamp" and then mirrored back to normal again when the "stamp" was used to make the coin.

I don't know if this makes sense or not but that's my best explanation :)