Danish West Indies 1766 24 skilling
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This specimen was lot 72485 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "DANISH WEST INDIES. 24 Skilling, 1766. Christian VII. NCS F Details--Excessive Surface Hairlines. A moderately worn coin with a decent amount of remaining detail but some peripheral weakness. A strong olive to gray tone has obscured the old cleaning." This type was struck 1766-67 and is quite scarce in nice condition.
Recorded mintage: 57,000.
Specification: 6.49 g, 0.500 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-10; Sieg-10.1.
- Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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