Denmark 1668-GK speciedaler Dav-3560

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from Heritage sale 3097, lot 30166
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This specimen was lot 30166 in Heritage sale 3097 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $15,600. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Denmark: Frederick III Speciedaler 1668-GK MS64 NGC, Copenhagen mint. Gottfried Krüger as mintmaster. A brilliant and near-gem offering of an expansive Danish denomination, struck in the name, and featuring the portrait of, Frederick III, the first absolute monarch of Denmark. A coup in 1660 resulted in Frederick's new status as hereditary and omnipotent monarch, and this broad denomination would certainly have served as a reminder of the King's grandeur and power in the country's new age of absolutism. Struck on a broad planchet measuring nearly 50mm in diameter, the devices are precisely rendered to the point of appearing nearly medallic. The obverse, bearing the King's armored bust, is bathed in iridescent color-- orange-gold at the peripheries with strong notes of lime and emerald in the centers-- while the reverse maintains soft sea-green accents gripping the devices against a backdrop of shimmering mint luster. Of wholly impressive quality, this superior example is the sole representative of its issue certified by NGC to date."

This one year type is also known undated (the date on this example is on the edge). 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: 28.78 g, 0.875 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 301, Dav-3560, Hede-82.

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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Platinum Night Auction 3097, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

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