Denmark (1669)-GK speciedaler Dav-3565

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1097
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This specimen was lot 1097 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €12,000 (about US$13,299 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Bright and Alluring Speciedaler with Stunning Luster, DENMARK. Speciedaler, ND (1669). Copenhagen Mint. Frederik III. NGC MS-61. Mintmaster: Gotfred Krüger (GK). SCARCE and immediately pleasing, this Speciedaler yields good eye appeal with a bold strike and deep tomes of toning. A piece most deserving of many excited bids. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922). Ex: Peter v. Hemmert Collection (Copenhagen - 2/1807) Lot # 14."

This is the only date of this type. Another speciedaler dated 1669 (Dav-3563) exists with initials "FCH" along with a double speciedaler (Dav-3564).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.75 g, 0.875 fine gold, 43-44 mm diameter, this specimen 28.76 g.

Catalog reference: KM-309; Dav-3565; Hede-82; Sieg-97; Schou-14; Aagaard-122.1; Bruun-6744.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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