Denmark 1620 skilling

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Sincona sale 66, lot 1111
from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 10125
clover mintmark
from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 10129
crossed axes mintmark
from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 10135
bird mintmark

The first specimen was lot 1111 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$158 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DENMARK | misc. Christian IV. 1588-1648. Skilling 1620, Kopenhagen. Münzzeichen Vogel. Vorzüglich. (kingdom of Denmark, Christian IV, 1588-1648, skilling of 1620, Copenhagen mint, bird mintmark. Extremely fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 10125 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €312 (about US$325). The catalog description[2] noted, "DENMARK. Skilling, 1620. Copenhagen Mint. NGC MS-61. Excellent condition of this small nominal. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." The third specimen was lot 10129 in the same sale, where it sold for €480 (about US$500). The catalog description[2] noted, "DENMARK. Skilling, 1620. Christian IV. NGC MS-62. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." The third specimen was lot 10135 in the same sale, where it sold for €125 (about US$130). The catalog description[2] noted, "DENMARK. Skilling, 1620. Christian IV. NGC AU-55. From the L. E. Bruun Collection. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922)." This type was struck 1619-23, before Denmark's disastrous foray into the Thirty Years War. Three mintmarks are recorded for this date; the bird shown here, a trefoil and a bird's wing. During this period, the skilling was devalued from 1/96 speciedaler to 1/144 speciedaler; we don't know if this issue was affected.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.53 g, 0.312 fine silver, the first specimen 0.53 g.

Catalog reference: the first specimen KM 67, Hede 119 B. the second specimen KM-67; Hede-119C; Sieg-24.3; Schou-195; Bruun-5196. the third specimen KM-67; Hede-119D; Sieg-24.4; Schou-198; AH-20.3.3; Bruun-5210. the fourth specimen KM-67; Hede-119B; Sieg-24.2; Schou-202; AH-19.4.3; Bruun-5243.

Source:

  • Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
  • [2]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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