Denmark 1619-RFP 1/2 krone Fr-56

Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1027

This specimen was lot 1027 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €10,200 (about US$11,304 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Boldly Struck and Brightly Lustered Gold 1/2 Krone, DENMARK. Gold 1/2 Krone, 1619. Copenhagen Mint; Privy Mark: Clover. Christian IV. NGC MS-63. Mintmaster: Nicolaus Schwabe. A stunningly brilliant and brightly lustrous 1/2 Krone with eye catching tone that accompanies the surfaces. A minute striking void is noted within the crown design, however this is relatively minor in the scope of the overall appeal. A RARE type, and undoubtedly among the finest extant. The value of the 1/2 Krone denomination was equivalent to 3/4 Speciedaler."

This series of gold coins included a half krone (shown here), single krone (Fr-55) and double krone (Fr-54). Only the double krone was struck after 1619. Christian IV (r. 1588-1648) had a long but not particularly successful reign. His war with Sweden and his intervention in the Thirty Years War were costly and brought little gain.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.46 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 1.44 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-56; KM-72; Hede-27; Sieg-132; Schou-6; Bruun-5070.

Source:

Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
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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Denmark 1619-RFP 1/2 krone Fr-56

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