Denmark 1664-CH 5 ducats Fr-114

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1079
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This specimen was lot 1079 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €228,000 (about US$252,670 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Exceptional Mint State 5 Ducats with Bright Luster, Likely Once Owned by King Frederik VII, Only Known Example Privately Available, DENMARK. 5 Ducats, 1664. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik III. NGC MS-61. Mintmaster: Caspar Herbach (CH). Engraver: Johan Blum. A luminous and positively awe-inspiring example of this monumental and highly important type. The only other known example was acquired by Spink for the Smithsonian at the 1961 Ragoczy Sale, lot 421.

A shelved die for Johan Stichmann's Speciedaler from 1662 was used for the obverse, whereas the reverse die is known from gold 5 and 10 Ducats and a unique Double Taler held in the National Museum of Denmark. Presumably struck for the king's personal use. It is also quite likely that this particular example has in fact been in royal possession since it was first made. It was bequeathed to counsellor of state, Julius Gustav Berger Klemp (1813-1890), who had acted as executor of king Frederik VII's estate by his widow, countess Louise Danner."

Other gold issues for 1664 include a quarter ducat (Fr-103), half ducat (Fr-102), single ducat (Fr-101), double ducat (Fr-112) and quadruple ducat (Fr-110). This type is also known for 1663.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 17.26 g, 0.979 fine gold, this specimen 17.26 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-114; KM-Unlisted; Hede-62B; Sieg-80.2; Schou-2; Aagaard-99.1; Bruun-6411.

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.

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