Greenland 1863 daler token
This specimen was lot 41005 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREENLAND. Ostgronland. A. Gibbs & Sons Brass Daler Token, 1863. NGC MS-64. Well struck with sparkling luster dominating the eye-appeal on both sides. A VERY RARE token in any grade and certainly a candidate for the finest extant in this near-Gem quality. A. Gibbs & Sons, a British company, received the charter for exclusive trading rights with all settlements on the east coast of Greenland from the Danish royal government in 1863. The firm conducted several expeditions along the coast in an attempt to locate the "lost East Greenland colony," which proved unsuccessful. Today, only a handful of A. Gibbs & Sons tokens exist to mark this fascinating episode of 19th century exploration [and] the history of early Greenland." This type was accompanied by skilling, 6 skilling and 24 skilling tokens, all rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: brass.
Catalog reference: KM-Tn14; Sieg-1.4.
- 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, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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