Denmark 1771-HSK speciedaler Dav-1307

Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1150

This specimen was lot 1150 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €15,600 (about US$17,288 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Extremely Lustrous and Conditionally Rare Speciedaler, DENMARK. Speciedaler, 1771. Copenhagen Mint. Christian VII. NGC MS-64+. Mintmaster: Hans Schierven Knoph (HSK). Engraver: Johan Ephraim Bauert. Topping the NGC population report, this Speciedaler is richly lustrous and appealing, with sharp strike quality and alluring brilliance throughout. Touches of handsome tone support the argent brilliance, with a nice mottled contrast. A stunning example that will doubtlessly capture the attention of many collectors of conditional rarities."

This one year type is scarce but not rare. Hans Schierwen Knoph was mintmaster in Copenhagen 1761-84. Christian VII was insane for most of his reign and the government was in the hands of regents, including his stepmother and later his son. The court was the scene of violent power struggles over who would have access to the incapable king.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.89 g, 0.875 fine silver, 40 mm diameter, this specimen 29.09 g.

Catalog reference: KM-623; Dav-1307; Hede-11A; Sieg-23.1; Schou-4; FP-36; Bruun-7757.

Source:

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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