Denmark 1686-GS 1/2 skilling
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This specimen was lot 10287 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €360 (about US$375). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. 1/2 Skilling, 1686-GS. Copenhagen Mint. Christian V. NGC MS-61. Appealing example for this type. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1686 only and is scarce. Half a skilling was 1/196 speciedaler or 1/128 krone. This is the first issue of this denomination.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.66 g, 0.156 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-381; Hede-86; Sieg-2; Schou-40; Bruun-7025.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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