Norway 1728-C 8 skilling
This specimen was lot 11148 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €720 (about US$751). The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. 8 Skilling, 1728-C. Kongsberg Mint. Frederik IV. NGC AU-55. Wonderfully toned. The Mintmark C stands for Commission, as one such was appointed in 1727 and 1728 during the suspension of Henning Christopher Meyer (HCM). From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1727-30 for Frederick IV. It is fairly common. Eight skilling were struck 1730-34 for his successor Christian VI although the SCWC does not separate the two types. One specie daler was six mark or 96 skilling.
Recorded mintage: 1,324,000.
Specification: 3.67 g, 0.468 fine silver, 22.5 mm diameter, this specimen 3.81 g.
Catalog reference: KM-224; H-17B; Sieg-5.2; NMD-39; Schou-2; Bruun-10659.
- Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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