Norway 1778-HIAB 1/2 speciedaler
This specimen was lot 54241 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. 1/2 Specie Daler, 1778-HI AB. Kongsberg Mint. Christian VII. NGC MS-61. This impressive and appealing Mint State 1/2 Specie Daler delivers a soft gunmetal gray allure, with a general sharpness to the devices. Only limited signs of friction are noted, and this does little to impinge on the overall beauty of the example. The sole finest graded specimen at NGC, and as such, one that will capture many excited bids." 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: 27,000.
Specification: 14.45 g, 0.875 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-252.
- 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 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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