Denmark (15)36 2 skilling
The first specimen was lot 10049 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €1,560 (about US$1,626). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. 2 Skilling, 1536. Aarhus Mint. Christian III. NGC MS-62. A breathtakingly well-preserved Mint State example. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." The second specimen was lot 10050 in the same sale, where it sold for €288 (about US$300). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. 2 Skilling, 1536. Copenhagen Mint. Christian III. NGC EF-45. Attractive, dark toning. From the L. E. Bruun Collection. Ex. Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922)." The third specimen was lot 10052 in the same sale, where it sold for €240 (about US$250). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. 2 Skilling, 1536. Ribe Mint. Christian III. NGC AU-50. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." At this time one gulden was 48 skilling; the specie daler would not appear until later.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.77 g, 0.187 fine silver. The first specimen 1.87 g. The second specimen 1.69 g. The third specimen 1.25 g.
Catalog reference: The first specimen Galster-96; Sieg-5; Schou-9; Bruun-4237. The second specimen Galster-105; Sieg-3; Schou-cf. 38; Bruun-4244. The third specimen Galster-108; Sieg-6; Schou-74; Bruun-4262.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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