Denmark 1762-W 1/2 skilling
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This specimen was lot 10355 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €145 (about US$151). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. 1/2 Skilling, 1762-W. Frederik V. NGC AU-58 Brown. A well-struck example, the rosettes especially so. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck at Copenhagen in 1751, 1753 and 1762, with the 1762 being the most common date. The "K · M ·" on the reverse likely stands for "KOPPER MYNT".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.65 g, copper, 20.8 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-577.2; Hede-40B; Sieg 1.2; Schou-23; Bruun-7693.
- 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 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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