Denmark 1848-FK VS rigsbankdaler

Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74518

This specimen was lot 74518 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $105. The catalog description^[1] noted, "DENMARK. Rigsbankdaler, 1848. Copenhagen Mint. Christian VIII. PCGS EF-40." This type was struck 1842-43 and 1846-48 at Copenhagen and is somewhat scarce altho this example realized only one-third of the catalog value. The Altona mint in Schlewsig-Holstein contributed in 1844-47.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.44 g, 0.875 fine silver, 30.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-735.1; Hede-4A; Sieg-12.1.

Sources:

• 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, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 1847-FF rigsbankdaler, Altona mint
• 1848-♔ VS speciedaler, Copenhagen mint
• 1849-♔ VS rigsbankdaler, Copenhagen mint
• 1854-♔ VS rigsdaler, Copenhagen mint
• Coins and currency dated 1848