Denmark 1779-HSK skilling

from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 10364

This specimen was lot 10364 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. Skilling, 1779-HSK. Copenhagen Mint. Christian VII. NGC MS-62. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck at Copenhagen in 1779 and 1782. Copper skillings (KM 616) were also struck in 1779 but lack the initials "HSK".

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.76 g, 0.156 fine silver, 15.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-636; Hede-34; Sieg-3; Schou-9; FP-5.1; Bruun-7804.

Source:

• 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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