Norway 1671-FG 1/2 specie daler

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1220
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This specimen was lot 1220 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €25,200 (about US$27,927 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Bright and Charming Nearly Mint State 1/2 Speciedaler, NORWAY. 1/2 Speciedaler, 1671. Christiania Mint. Christian V. NGC AU-58. Mintmaster: Frederik Grüner (FG). An EXTREMELY RARE 1/2 Speciedaler, this appealing and nearly uncirculated example displays fully impressed details, with only the lightest touches of circulation seen on the high elements of the design. Rich and vibrant rainbow color dapples the flan, with a most handsome variegated hue. In recent years, only a few other examples of this date and denomination have traded, leaving it as a most desirable and attractive representative for those seeking one for their holdings."

This type was struck 1671 and 1673-74.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.45 g, 0.875 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, this specimen 14.27 g.

Catalog reference: KM-107; Hede-33; Sieg-47; NMD-69A; Schou-13; Bruun-10113.

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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