Denmark 1850-FK 2 frederiks d'or
This specimen was lot 25027 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $5,280. The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. 2 Frederiks d'Or, 1850-FK VS. Copenhagen Mint; mm: crown. Frederik VII. PCGS Genuine--Filed Rims, Unc Details. A RARE and seldom seen type, this double-sized gold issue is essentially without handling, though some filing to the rims accounts for the details designation. Nevertheless, highly brilliant and blazing, with a prooflike nature with some subtle frosting to the devices. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." After the reform of 1854, the monetary system was 96 skillings = 1 rigsdaler, 2 rigsdaler = 1 (old) speciedaler. This coin, struck 1850 only, is in the middle of a series begun in 1828 during the reign of Frederick VI. Since 1513, the kings of Denmark have alternated between the names Frederick and Christian; when Fredericks VI and VII ruled, this coin was called a frederiks d'or; when Christians VIII and IX ruled, it was called a christians d'or. It was the same size and weight as a Prussian friedrichs d'or (KM 371, KM 398, KM 415, KM 442) and a Saxon gold five thalers (KM 1054, KM 1102, KM 1113, KM 1123, KM 1143). All the Danish issues are rare today. In 1874, the coinage was reformed again to the current system of 100 øre = 1 krone.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.28 g, 0.896 fine gold, .382 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Fr-291; KM-750.1.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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