Denmark 1923-HCN GJ 2 kroner
This specimen was lot 224 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $302.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. Christian X. 1912-1947. AR 2 Kroner. Commemorating the king’s silver wedding anniversary. København (Copenhagen) mint. Hans Christian Nielsen, mintmaster. Knud Gunnar Jensen, engraver. Dually dated 1898 and 1923 GJ HCN. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65. Gem lightly toned uncirculated." Altho Denmark was neutral in World War One, it was subject to the same higher prices for raw materials. The two kroner was converted to aluminum bronze in 1924 and struck to that standard until 1959. Commemoratives, such as this one from 1930, continued to be issued in silver.
Recorded mintage: 203,357.
Specification: 15 g, 0.800 fine silver, 31 mm diameter, this specimen 31 mm diameter, 15.05 g, 12h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 821; Y 21.
- [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
- 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.
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