Norway 1777-HIAB 1/2 speciedaler
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This specimen was lot 39438 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. 1/2 Speciedaler, 1777. Kongsberg Mint. Christian VII. NGC AU-58." This type was struck in Kongsberg in 1776-78. Kongsberg, west of Oslo, was a silver mining town with a large German population. At the time, the monetary system was 12 penning = 1 skilling, 16 skilling = one mark, 4 mark = one krone, 6 mark = one daler specie, 2 daler specie = one ducat. Norway was a part of Denmark until 1814.
Recorded mintage: 31,000.
Specification: 14.42 g, 0.875 fine silver, 36.8 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-252; Sieg-13; NM-17.
- 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, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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