Denmark 1619 krone Fr-55

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1026
SB924-1026r.jpg

This specimen was lot 1026 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €31,200 (about US$34,576 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Gold Krone with No Other Known Examples in Private Hands, DENMARK. Gold Krone, 1619. Copenhagen Mint. Christian IV. NGC AU-58. Mintmaster: Nicolaus Schwabe. Of the three registered examples this lovely piece is UNIQUE in private hands. The luster is bright and brilliant, with a generally sharp strike that only shows limited weakness. Entirely appealing and deserving of much attention from the numerous specialists seeking out an example of this type.

When the new silver Krone was introduced in 1618 it was at the same time decided that an issue with the same value (1-1/2 Speciedaler) should also be minted in gold. When the value of the silver Kroner were reduced to 1-1/3 Speciedaler, the gold issues kept their value. All the different denominations minted to this new monetary standard had a crown (krone) as their main design."

This series of gold coins included a half krone (Fr-56), single krone (shown here) 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: 2.97 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 2.95 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-55; KM-73; Hede-26A; Sieg-133.1; Schou 4; Bruun-5069.

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.

Links to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Denmark_1619_krone_Fr-55&oldid=637684"