Denmark 1891-CS 5 ore
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This specimen was lot 10232 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €463.60 (about US$535). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. 5 Øre, 1891-CS. Copenhagen Mint. Christian IX. NGC MS-65 Brown. Crisp gem with a pleasant chocolate-brown color. Finest grade registered in the NGC population census. From the L.E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1874-75, 1882, 1884 and 1891 with initials CS and 1894, 1898-1906 with initials VBP (KM 794.2). It has a high catalog value in nice condition.
Recorded mintage: 787,000.
Specification: 8 g, bronze, 27 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-794.1; Hede-17A; Sieg-1.1; Schou-3; Bruun-8370.
- 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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