Yet another variety has been found, ironically on another Eric P. Newman piece. I finally finished a large project I had been working on, so I have more time to dedicate to my search. I am still very excited about the previous variety I found, and I plan on contacting individuals with more knowledge than I possess to prove my conclusion correct or incorrect. For now, I am going to continue my search.

 

The new variety occurs on the 1715 Cronan, or Crown, Goertz daler, specifically on the obverse. The Swedish crown is the focal point of the design, with the date residing below. The crown is decorated by numerous jewels, which is where the variety takes place. On the typical (or more common) 1715 Goertz daler, there are five, six, three, six, and five jewels on each "limb" of the crown, respectively. On the new variety, there are seven (questionably eight), six, three, six, and six jewels on each limb, respectively. Keep in mind, I am counting the jewels that are prominent, not those that are under other decorations on the crown. The extra jewels occur only on the outer limbs of the crown, so the inner limbs match the common design. Other design features of the variety's crown match that of the common design.

 

The individual that I spoke of in previous blogs has noticed this variety before and named the variety the "Chubby Crown," so I assume the author did not take notice to the difference in the number of jewels. When writing about the 1715 pieces, the author mentioned that forgery was an issue with the piece, so it can be concluded that the change was made to combat forgery. The author also mentions that the counterfeit coins are higher value than genuine coins of the era. With the unpopularity of the Goertz dalers in Sweden during the time they were produced, it is surprising to me that the pieces would have issues with counterfeiting. Translating the article and fully understanding what the author wrote is difficult, as it is in Swedish. I will put the link to the article below if you wish to see the work I am mentioning.

 

I am somewhat reluctant to name the variety since the individual has already attributed it, even if it is for different reasons. I feel I would be stepping over that individual's work if I made it solely my own discovery, though I did not see the author's work on this specific variety until after I had started writing this blog. Nonetheless, it is still interesting to observe the differences and learn from the other author's perspective in comparison to my own. As usual, thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoyed and learned a little along the way. Stay safe out there.

 

Gabe, a.k.a. Oobie

 

*Note: I do not own the images or coins.

 

Individual's Article:

https://sonesgarden.se/Gamla_mynt/Karl_XII_nodmynt_dec_2009/KXII_nodmynt_dec09.html