Norway 1660-FG 1/2 specie daler

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1205
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This specimen was lot 1205 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €45,600 (about US$50,534 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Appealing About Uncirculated 1/2 Speciedaler with Bright Luster, NORWAY. 1/2 Speciedaler, 1660. Christiania Mint. Frederik III. NGC AU-55. Mintmaster: Frederik Grüner (FG). Obverse engraved by Johan Blum. EXTREMELY RARE with probably no more than three or four in private collections, this Half Speciedaler displays a wholesome steely brilliance with some deepening of the tone around the legends. The surface display on light handling and the wear is limited to the high elements of the design. A splendid example that is certainly worthy of all the praise that can be heaped upon it. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922). Ex: Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (Copenhage - 5/1869) Lot # 881"

This rare type was struck 1659-60 along with a triple, double, single and eighth specie daler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.39 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 14.24 g.

Catalog reference: KM-53; Hede-37; Sieg-18; NMD-128; Schou-21; Aagaard-71.2; Bruun-9832.

Source:

  • Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • 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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