Danish West Indies 1859 20 cents

Heritage sale 3010, lot 20806

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 20806 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $920. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Frederik VII 20 Cents 1859, Prooflike 64 NGC, incredibly sharp design features with lovely old-time cabinet patina. Very scarce in this special quality." This type was issued 1858-59 along with one, three, ten and five cent coins. Danish currency endured several "reforms" in the nineteenth century. For the West Indies, the decimal conversion occurred in 1858, with twenty cents = one franc. The Danish West Indies were sold to the United States in 1917.

Recorded mintage: 430,000 plus 10 prooflike specimens.

Specification: 6.96 g, 0.625 fine silver, .139 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 67.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
• Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

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