Ivigtut Cryolite (1882) 5 ore

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from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 23118
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This specimen was lot 23118 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREENLAND. Ivigtut. 5 Ore, ND (ca. 1882). PCGS MS-62 Secure Holder. Approximately 27.3 x 1 mm. Zinc issue. Listed in Sieg as "RRR" which is noted as two or three examples known. Produced by the Cryolite Mining and Trading Company located at Ivigtut in southwestern Greenland. Ex: Virgil Brand." This series issued by the Ivigtut Cryolite Mining & Trading Co. includes one, five, ten, 50, 100 øre plus rare 500, 1000 øre and 20 kroner, all in zinc.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: zinc.

Catalog reference: KM-Tn39; Sieg-3.2 IIa.

Source:

  • 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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