Denmark 1890-CS 20 kroner
This specimen was lot 3031 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $331. The catalog description[1] noted, "Denmark. 20 Kroner, 1890. Christian IX. NGC graded MS-65." 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. The twenty kroner shown here was issued 1873-77, 1890 and 1900 in fairly large numbers compared to the smaller ten kroner.
Recorded mintage: 102,000.
Specification: 8.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .259 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-295; KM 791.1.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Jason Villareal and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 75: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.
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