Denmark 1884-CS 10 ore
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This specimen was lot 74366 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. 10 Ore, 1884-CS. Copenhagen Mint. Christian IX. PCGS MS-64. Lustrous, satiny surfaces with the merest hints of champagne toning. Attractive." This type was struck 1874-75, 1882-91, of which only the 1889 and 1891 are common. It is part of the reform of 1874 which decimalized Danish coinage, dropping the old skillings, rigsbankdalers and fredericks d'or. This coin was struck to the same standard as the Swedish ten öre.
Recorded mintage: 1,019,000.
Specification: 1.45 g, 0.400 fine silver, 16 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-795.1.
- 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 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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