Denmark 1649-HK 2 speciedaler Dav-3539

Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1059

This specimen was lot 1059 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €26,400 (about US$29,257 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Well Detailed and Rare Two Speciedalers, DENMARK. 2 Speciedaler, 1649. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik lll. NGC AU Details--Obverse Cleaned. Mintmaster: Henrik Köhler (HK). Engraver: Hans zum Busch. Light surface marks but a very impressive strike with wonderful details. EXCESSIVELY RARE as a Double Speciedaler with only three or four in private hands.
Whereas most of the Speciedalers from the reign of Frederik III were exquisitely made but had a low mintage, the number of Speciedalers minted in the early reign of Frederik III (1649-1651) was considerable but rather crudely made. The apparent need of minted silver was however so urgent that although the king was very displeased with the engraver, Hans zum Busch's abilities within the art of portraiture, he wasn't fired until 1653."

This rare type accompanied a single speciedaler (Dav-3540).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 58.46 g, 0.888 fine silver, this specimen 57.79 g.

Catalog reference: KM-170; Dav-3539; Hede-51; Sieg-70; Schou-4; Aagaard-74.1 (49-2/49-5); Bruun-5997.

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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