Denmark 1874-CS 25 ore

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 22219

This specimen was lot 22219 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $188. The catalog description^[1] noted, "DENMARK. 25 Ore, 1874-CS. PCGS MS-65 Secure Holder. Tied with only one other example at PCGS as the finest certified to date. Sharply struck with satin like tones and strong underlying luster." This type was struck 1874 and 1891. It is part of the reform of 1874 which decimalized Danish coinage, dropping the old skillings, rigsbankdalers and fredericks d'or.

Recorded mintage: 8,139,000.

Specification: 2.42 g, 0.600 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-796.1.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

Link to:

• 1874 øre
• 1874 2 øre
• 1875 5 øre
• 1875 10 øre
• 1875 krone
• Denmark 1876-CS ore
• Coins and currency dated 1874
• return to coins of Denmark