Denmark 1844-VS 16 rigsbankskilling

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from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 10394
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This specimen was lot 10394 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €720 (about US$751). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. 16 Rigsbankskilling, 1844 FK//VS. Copenhagen Mint. Christian VIII. NGC MS-63. Very rare date in excellent condition. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." The sixteen rigsbankskilling was struck 1842 and 1844 only. The "5 SCHILLING COURANT" marks this coin's value in Schleswig-Holstein, then under Danish rule.The initials VS stood for Georg Wilhelm Svendsen, mintmaster at Copenhagen 1831-1861.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.21 g, 0.500 fine silver, 21.5 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-733; Hede-6; Sieg-10; Schou-6; Bruun-8167.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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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