Danish West Indies 1878 10 cents

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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 22441
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This type was struck for the Danish West Indies (now the U. S. Virgin Islands) in 1878-79. The 1879 has a higher mintage but is priced double the 1878; both are expensive choice. In 1917, Denmark sold its share of the West Indies to the United States. The second specimen was lot 22441 in Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "DANISH WEST INDIES. 10 Cents, 1879. NGC MS-63. Sharply struck, brilliant and attractive."

Recorded mintage: 80,000.

Specification: 3.48 g, 0.625 fine silver, .070 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 70; Sieg-22; H-26.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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