Danish East India 1672-GK speciedaler

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Heritage sale 3089, lot 30079
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This specimen was lot 30079 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $38,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "Denmark. Christian V Speciedaler 1672-GK MS64 NGC, Copenhagen mint, Danish East India Company issue. A fantastic rarity of the Danish colonial series, and the sole year that this type was produced, with the present offering representing the sole certified specimen. Though just mildly off-center on the obverse, this does virtually nothing to hamper the coin's immense eye appeal, a feature immediately appreciable upon in-hand inspection, and not suffering from any of the planchet flaws that often appear on the emission. Likely even nicer than the Salvesen example--which brought roughly $10,000 when it reappeared at auction in November 2019--we would note that the original Salvesen Collection listing posited only 10 specimens known, five of which are in museums. Ex. Joseph R. Lasser Collection (CNG Triton XVIII, January 2015, Lot 1502); Purchased from James F. Elmen (August 1986); Zander H. Klawans Collection. From the Cape Coral Collection of European Crowns." The king struck several other speciedalers for the Danish East India Company (KM 317, KM 318, KM 319, 363), all so rare as to be essentially patterns. We don't know if any actually made it to Asia.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.89 g, 0.875 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 362 (10 known), Dav-410, Hede-63C, Sieg-60.3 (R), Salv-22.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage Auction 3089: NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum & Signature Auction - Dallas, featuring the Cape Coral Collection of European Crowns and the Penn Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2020.

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