Denmark 1890-CS 10 kroner
This specimen was lot 30432 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $4,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "Denmark: Christian IX gold Proof 10 Kroner 1890 (h)-CS PR64 Cameo NGC, Copenhagen mint. Mintage: 151,000 (Proof mintage unrecorded). Apparently the only Proof example to become available at auction in the last 15-20+ years from our research, and a representative that can positively be said to be museum quality. Generally much scarcer than the VBP issues of earlier dates, and an unmissable opportunity for the connoisseur. From the Caranett Collection." This specimen was struck during the reign of Christian IX (1863-1906). The Scandinavian countries (Norway, Denmark and Sweden) formed their own monetary union in competition with the Latin Monetary Union based on the French twenty francs d'or. Like that union, the Scandinavian Monetary Union lasted until World War One blasted all hard currencies out of existence. This type was struck 1873-77, 1890.
Recorded mintage: 151,000.
Specification: 4.48 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-296; KM 790.1 (unlisted in Proof), Hede-9A, Sieg-1.1.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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