Denmark 1668-GK krone Dav-3581

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Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 56080
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The first specimen was lot 56080 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $1,110. The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. Krone, 1668-GK. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik III. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, VF Details." This type was struck 1666-69. Kroner for 1668 include KM 274 (monogram obverse, shown here), KM 275 (Legend reading right to left), KM 276 (IIII MARCK… on obverse), KM 299.1 (Legend reads right to left), KM 299.2 (Legend reads left to right). None are priced above Very Fine. Most Danish crowns of the seventeenth century are scarce to extremely rare, likely a reflection of the poverty of the king's government.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.671 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-3581; KM-274.

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 and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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