Denmark 1657-HK speciedaler Dav-3546
This specimen was lot 30689 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $7,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "Frederik III Speciedaler 1657-HK MS62 NGC. Two-year type. Displaying no obvious signs of highpoint wear, with noticeable luster in the fields and attractive patina that mostly clings to the edges. A bit of doubling is visible on both sides, and while some of it is present on the portrait, full legibility remains in the legends. Very rare quality for the issue. From the Jamestown Collection."
Danish crowns of the seventeenth century range from the scarce to the obscenely rare. Either they were melted extensively or the poverty of the king prevented large issues or both. This rare type was struck 1657 and 1661.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.78 g, 0.875 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Hede-57A, Dav-3546, KM 212.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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