Denmark 1863-RH 2 rigsdaler Dav-77
This specimen was lot 31294 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $720. The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. 2 Rigsdaler, 1863. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik VII. NGC MS-62. Sharply struck with an attractive arrangement of orange, red, and yellow tone that concentrates around the edges on both sides and adds an pleasant glow to the appearance. As a type, far SCARCER than the dual busted commemorative type that b[ear]s the same date." After the reform of 1854, the monetary system was 96 skillings = 1 rigsdaler, 2 rigsdaler = 1 (old) speciedaler. This coin, struck 1854-56 and 1863, was also made in Altona in Schleswig-Holstein. The initials "RH" stood for mintmaster Petr Rasmus Hinnerup. In 1874, the coinage was reformed again to the current system of 100 øre = 1 krone.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.89 g, 0.875 fine silver, 37 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-77; KM-761.3; Sieg-14.3.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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