Denmark 1920-HCN ore
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This specimen was lot 10234 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €69 (about US$80). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. Øre, 1920-GJ/HCN. Copenhagen Mint. Christian X. NGC MS-64 Brown. Crisp near-gem example. A die crack crosses the obverse horizontally, passing through the crown. From the L.E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1919-23 and most dates are common although the 1920 is slightly scarce.
Recorded mintage: 2,367,000.
Specification: 2 g, bronze, 16 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Knud Gunnar Jensen.
Catalog reference: KM-812.2; Hede-18B; Sieg-3.4; Schou-5; Bruun-8499.
- 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.
- [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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