Norway 1650-PG 3 specie daler Dav-3586
This specimen was lot 1187 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €132,000 (about US$146,283 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"A Triple Speciedaler of Frederik III! Among the Rarest Norwegian Types, NORWAY. 3 Speciedaler, 1650. Christiania Mint. Frederik III. NGC AU Details--Cleaned. Mintmaster: Peter Grüner (PG). Engraver: Hans zum Busch. UNIQUE variant of the 3 Speciedaler of 1650 of which three examples are known, the other two being in the National Museum of Denmark and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, making this date UNIQUE in private hands, too. Of all known Triple Speciedalers struck between 1649 and 1668, only three are in private collections (1652, 1666, 1668) not counting the ones in the L. E. Bruun collection. The striations in the planchet are due to its heftiness and is a common trait in very thick planchets. All details are well-defined on this remarkable coin and only a few spots of weaker strike shows. The coin simply oozes grandeur. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922). Ex: Peter v. Hemmert Collection (Copenhagen - 2/1807) Lot # 765."
This triple specie daler is noted for 1649-50 only.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 86.15 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 85.30 g.
Catalog reference: KM-A39; Dav-3586; Hede-10A; Sieg-23.1; NMD-17; Scou-3; Aagaard-24.1; Bruun-9613.
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- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
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- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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