Norway 1768-TL specie daler Dav-1304
This specimen was lot 1232 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,
"Exquisite Speciedaler with Stellar Eye Appeal and NGC Star Designation, NORWAY. Speciedaler, 1768. Kongsberg Mint. Christian VII. NGC MS-64★. Mintmaster: Truels Andersen Lyng (TL). Engraver: Gabriel Andersen Lunder / Johan Ephraim Bauert. A RARELY seen issue, particularly when preserved in Mint State condition, with this Speciedaler claiming the title of the finest certified specimen of this date. Electric blue, lilac, and jet toning is seen, flanking the open fields that display a bright and mirrored luster. Some slight friction that melds with the as made dielines account for the technical grade assigned by NGC."
This type was struck 1767-68.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.89 g, 0.875 fine silver, 40.2 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 28.84 g.
Catalog reference: KM-244; Dav-1304; Hede-1; Sieg-16; NMD-3; Schou-1; FP-35.2; Bruun-10778.
- Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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, 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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