Denmark 1732 6 mark Dav-1295
This specimen was lot 1139 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €66,000 (about US$73,141 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Appealing Plus Graded Kronerigsdaler with Steely Brilliance, Net Mintage: 11, DENMARK. Kronerigsdaler (6 Mark), 1732. Copenhagen Mint. Christian VI. NGC MS-64+. Mintmaster: Christian Wineke. Engraver: Georg Wilhelm Wahl. This enticing nearly-Gem "Travel-Taler" is detailed with a razor-sharp clarity that is cutting with precision. Light brilliance glows off the flan, with touches of onyx color mottled throughout. As one of the rarest dated "travel-talers" interest should be strong, especially when considering the stunning condition.
The EXTREME RARITY of this Travel-Taler (Rejsedaler) arises from the king's travel to Norway, originally planned for 1732, being postponed to the following year. Of the approximately 4,500 originally minted, almost all were melted except for 11 examples. A little over half of these have survived, with only three confirmed in private collections."
Altho valued at six mark, the same as the speciedaler of the seventeenth century, it was lighter and lower in purity than the old coin, hence the new name. It was also struck in 1733. Restrikes exist.
Recorded mintage: 4,534; eleven known to have escaped melting.
Specification: 26.98 g, 0.833 fine silver, 40.5 mm diameter, this specimen 26.84 g.
Catalog reference: KM-539; Dav-1295; NMD-1; Hede-5; Sieg-6; Schou-2; Bruun-7569.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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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