Denmark 1665-FCH 2 speciedaler Dav-3552

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1083
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This specimen was lot 1083 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €18,000 (about US$19,948 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Nicely Detailed and Lightly Circulated 2 Speciedaler, DENMARK. 2 Speciedaler, 1665. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik III. NGC AU Details--Cleaned. Mintmaster: Frederik Caspar Herbach (FCH). Engraver: Jeremias Hercules. Albeit at some point possibly lightly cleaned, a superb and nicely retoned example of this EXCESSIVELY RARE and beautiful Double Speciedaler. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922)."

This rare type accompanied a half speciedaler (KM 260), single speciedaler (Dav-3553) and triple speciedaler (Dav-3552A).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 57.55 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 56.38 g.

Catalog reference: KM-263; Dav-3552; Hede-69; Sieg-87; Schou-15; Aagaard-105.1 (65-2/65-2); Bruun-6442.

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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