Denmark 1888-CS ore
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This specimen was lot 10231 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €341.60 (about US$394). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. Øre, 1888-CS. Copenhagen Mint. Christian IX. NGC MS-65 Brown. Unsurpassed in the NGC population census with two coins in the grade. Wonderful example of this gem øre coin. Attractive chocolate-brown color. From the L.E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1874-92 with initials CS and 1894, 1898-1904 with initials VBP (KM 792.2). This is an uncommon date.
Recorded mintage: 1,505,000.
Specification: 2 g, bronze, 16 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-792.1; Hede-19A; Sieg-1.1; Schou-3; Bruun-8361.
- 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, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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