Denmark 1796-MF 1/15 speciedaler

Sincona sale 77, lot 2110

This specimen was lot 2110 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 30 CHF (about US$37 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DENMARK, Christian VII. 1766-1808. 1/15 Speciesdaler 1796, Altona. Sehr schön. (kingdom of Denmark, Christian VII. 1766-1808. 1/15 Speciesdaler 1796, Altona mint. Very fine.)"

This very obscure type was struck 1796-99 and lacks a photo in the SCWC. Coinage from Denmark for the last decades of the eighteenth century is very scanty. The initials MF stood for Michael Flor, mintmaster at Altona 1787-1818.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.37 g, 0.500 fine silver, this specimen 3.35 g.

Catalog reference: KM 652, Hede 15. Sieg 20.

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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

Link to:

• 1795-MF speciedaler, Altona mint
• 1795-MF 60 schilling (speciedaler)
• 1796-MF 2½ schilling (1/24 speciedaler)
• 1796 albertusdaler
• 1797-MF 1/15 speciedaler
• 1798-HIAB speciedaler, Copenhagen mint
• Coins and currency dated 1796