Denmark 1628-NS 1/2 speciedaler

Stack's Bowers November 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 76401

This specimen was lot 76401 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $900. The catalog description^[1] noted, "DENMARK. 1/2 Speciedaler, 1628-NS. Copenhagen Mint. Christian IV. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, EF Details. From the Richard August Collection." 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. This rare type was struck 1624, 1627-28, 1632, 1634 and 1646.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.61 g, 0.881 fine silver, 35-36 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-100.

Source:

Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

Denmark 1628-NS 1/2 speciedaler

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