Greenland 1926 25 ore KM-5

Goldberg sale 87, lot 3271

This specimen was lot 3271 in Goldberg sale 87 (Los Angeles, September 2015), where it sold for $29.37. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Greenland. 25 Ore, 1926-HCN GJ. No hole. Polar bear. NGC graded MS-64." This one year type is not difficult to find except in choice condition. Some were holed at the beginning of World War Two (KM 6) to prevent confusion with the higher denominations. The SCWC notes that all Greenlander coins were withdrawn in 1967 and replaced with Danish coins.

Recorded mintage: 310,000.

Specification: copper nickel.

Catalog reference: KM-5.

Source:

• 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 87: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.

Link to:

• Ivigtut Cryolite 1922 10 kroner
• 1926 25 øre, with hole
• 1926 50 øre
• 1926 krone
• Coins and currency dated 1926
• return to coins of Greenland