Norway 1661-FG 1/8 specie daler KM-62
This specimen was lot 1207 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €10,800 (about US$11,969 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Rainbow Toned and Handsome 1/8 Speciedaler, NORWAY. 1/8 Speciedaler (12 Skilling), 1661. Christiania Mint. Frederik III. NGC AU-53. Mintmaster: Frederik Grüner (FG). A SCARCE type that does not reach market often, this appealing fractional Speciedaler can count many merits. It is well detailed, with bright and glossy luster and charming deep toning throughout. Circulation is limited on this example that presents quite nicely for the technical grade."
Two varieties exist of this rare type: KM 62, shown here with the date at the top, and KM 63, with the date at the bottom.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.60 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 3.59 g.
Catalog reference: KM-62; Hede-38B; Sieg-10.2; NMD-145A; Schou-46; Aagaard-74.1; Bruun-9872.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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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