Norway 1794-HIAB specie daler Dav-1314

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1234
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This specimen was lot 1234 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €36,000 (about US$39,895 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Sublime and Gorgeous Plus-Graded Gem Speciedaler, NORWAY. Speciedaler, 1794. Kongsberg Mint. Christian VII. NGC MS-65+. Mintmaster: Hans Jacob Arnold Branth (HIAB). Engraver: Andersen Jonsen Lunde. Displaying a technical appeal that far outstrips nearly all other certified Speciedalers regardless of date, this example can claim the title of the sole finest representative yet holdered by NGC. A soft glistening cartwheel of light sloshes off the surfaces, with touches of supporting deep tone sprinkled around. An example that boasts a glorious appeal that is hard to match."

This type was struck 1792-95. It is quite scarce but not rare.

Recorded mintage: 36,500.

Specification: 28.89 g, 0.875 fine silver, 39 mm diameter, this specimen 28.89 g.

Catalog reference: KM-265.2; Dav-1314; Hede-4E; Sieg-18.5; NMD-14; Schou-4; FP-41.5; Bruun-10878.

Source:

  • 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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