Ivigtut Cryolite 1922 2 kroner

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Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75009
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This specimen was lot 75009 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $105. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREENLAND. Ivigtut. Cryolite Mining and Trading Company 2 Kroner Token, 1922-HCN GJ. Copenhagen Mint. PCGS AU-58. Gently viridescent surfaces with little evidence of contact. Streaks of stronger verdant toning give this token a decidedly unique look." This one year type is not difficult to find except in choice condition. Tho minted in Copenhagen, it is only a private token for use in company stores.

Recorded mintage: 4,018.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM-Tn48; Sieg-25.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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