Norway 1670-FG specie daler Dav-3650

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1219
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This specimen was lot 1219 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €48,000 (about US$53,194 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Glossy Mint State Speciedaler with Alluring Charm, NORWAY. Speciedaler, 1670. Christiania Mint. Christian V. NGC MS-62. Mintmaster: Frederik Grüner (FG). An elegantly designed issue that highlights exceptional engraving and was impressively struck. The surfaces glow with a gentle glossy luster, and touches of charming toning hug the rims and provide a warm colorful contrast. Undeniably RARE in such a charming preservation."

Specie dalers for 1670 include KM 97/Dav-3650 (shown here), KM 98/Dav-3650A, KM 99/Dav-3651 and double specie dalers include KM 100/Dav-3649, KM 101/Dav-3649A and KM 102. This one has a crowned bust of Christian V and the date to the upper left of the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.78 g, 0.875 fine silver, 42 mm diameter, this specimen 28.76 g.

Catalog reference: KM-97; Dav-3650; Hede-25A; Sieg-49.1; NMD-54; Schou-9; Bruun-10086.

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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