Norway 1802-IGM 1/3 specie daler
This specimen was lot 11174 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €1,560 (about US$1,626). The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. 1/3 Speciedaler, 1802-IGM. Kongsberg Mint. Christian VII. NGC Unc Details--Cleaned. Wonderfully toned specimen. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." In 1795, the billon one, two, four eight and 24 skillings were dropped in favor of fractions of the specie daler (1/15, 1/5, 1/3 and 2/3). This one was struck 1795-1803; note the crude bust of the king. Christian VII was insane for most of his reign and the government was in the hands of regents, including his stepmother and later his son. The court was the scene of violent power struggles over who would have access to the incapable king.
Recorded mintage: 64,500.
Specification: 9.63 g, 0.875 fine silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen 9.61 g.
Catalog reference: KM-266; H-8B; Sieg-6.2; Schou-2; NMD-73; Bruun-10919.
- Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
Links to:
- 1797-IG⚒M ⅓ specie daler
- 1800-⚒ IGM 2 skilling
- 1800-⚒ IGM 1/5 specie daler = ¼ rigsdaler courant
- 1802-⚒ IGM 1/15 speciedaler = 8 skilling = ½ mark
- 1803-⚒ IGM 2 skilling
- 1803-⚒ IGM 1/5 speciedaler
- 1805-⚒ IGM 2 skilling
- Coins and currency dated 1802