Norway 1693-HCM specie daler Dav-3660B

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1227
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This specimen was lot 1227 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €9,600 (about US$10,639 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Choice Mint State and Extremely Rare Speciedaler, NORWAY. Speciedaler, 1693. Kongsberg Mint. Christian V. NGC MS-63. Mintmaster: Henning Christopher Meyer, the older (HCM). Engraver: Caspar Barth. EXTREMELY RARE and most pleasing, this handsome Speciedaler is rich in silver luster with touches of light golden tone throughout. The details are well executed, and signs of handling or marks are limited. An example that certainly scores highly on the scale of attractiveness. The edge bears the following lettering: DET KLIPPERNE YDER VOR BERGMAND UDBRYDER HVAD HYTTEN DA GYDER AF MYNTEN VI NYDER ("Hidden in the hills, mined by our men, flowing from the ovens, the silver is our wealth"). Ex: Alfred Benzon Collection (Copenhagen - 5/1887) Lot # 1907."

The SCWC lists three different specie dalers for 1693: KM 190/Dav-3659, KM 192/Dav-3660, KM 193/Dav-3661. Subtypes exist for each, varying in the edge lettering, but all are so rare as to be beyond the reach of the average collector. This one was struck 1693 only. Henning Kryštof Meyer Sr. was mintmaster at Kongsberg 1687-1718.

Recorded mintage: 22,000 (all varieties).

Specification: 28.89 g, 0.875 fine silver, 42 mm diameter, edge lettered "DET KLIPPERNEYDER VOR BERGMAND UDBRYDER HVAD HYTTEN DA GYDER AF MYNTEN VI NYDER", this specimen 29.20 g.

Catalog reference: KM-192; Dav-3660B; Hede-40B; Sieg-60.2; NMD-170B; Schou-17; Bruun-10411.

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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