Norway 1663-FG 1/4 specie daler

Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1209

This specimen was lot 1209 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €24,000 (about US$26,597 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Beautifully Toned and Nearly Uncirculated Fractional Speciedaler, NORWAY. 1/4 Speciedaler, 1663. Christiania Mint. Frederik III. NGC AU-58. Mintmaster: Frederik Grüner (FG). Obverse engraved by Johan Blum. The best of presumably only two privately owned examples of the five known, this fractional Speciedaler is rich with near-Mint beauty displaying a handsome appeal that is sure to capture attention. Double struck on both sides, its nice luster is preserved, which complements the sharp details well. A handsome allotment of color is seen, with a nice golden hue to the open fields, with some deeper color scattered throughout. Even with the very slight wear, this example presents as well as many Mint State coins. Ex: H. H. J. Lynge Collection (Copenhagen - 1899) Lot # 1298."

This rare type was struck 1663 only along with a triple, double, single and eighth specie daler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.19 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 7.21 g.

Catalog reference: KM-69; Hede-46; Sieg-15; NMD-140; Schou-23; Aagaard-85.1; Bruun-9917.

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.
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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