Faeroe Islands 1941 10 ore
This specimen was lot 20111 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "FAEROE ISLANDS. 10 Ore, 1941. PCGS SPECIMEN-66 Gold Shield. A VERY RARE proof of record issue, struck by the Danish government for use in the Faeroe Islands. Wonderfully produced and preserved, this coin shows a high degree of reflectivity in the fields and soft contrast over the raised designs. This is the only example seen by PCGS to date with a single piece appearing in the NGC census as well (that piece graded as a PROOF-66)." This specimen is one of a series struck for Denmark in London while Denmark was under Nazi occupation. Denominations also included one, two, five and 25 øre. It is the only time special coinage was struck for the islands, which lie in the North Sea to the north of Britain.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper-nickel, 17.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-4.
- 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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