Norway 1803-PG IGM 1/3 specie daler
This specimen was lot 1235 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €10,800 (about US$11,969 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Electrifyingly Toned Near-Gem 1/3 Speciedaler, NORWAY. 1/3 Speciedaler, 1803. Kongsberg Mint. Christian VII. NGC MS-64. Mintmaster: Johan Georg Madelung (IGM). Engraver: Peter (Pietro) Leonhard Gianelli (PG). Glowing with a tone that is as vivid as it is rare, this fractional Speciedaler glistens with a brilliant and vibrant luster on the reverse that is complemented by colorful azure, amethyst, and ruby highlights that sparkle and twinkle under the light on the obverse. We expect no shortage of active collectors seeking to add this tremendous one-year type to their holdings. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922). Ex: Carl F. Schubart Collection (Copenhagen - 1831) Lot # 2448. Although this provenance isn't listed in the printed Bruun catalog published in 1928, it emerges clearly from the handwritten ledger of the Bille-Brahe collection at the National Museum."
This denomination was introduced in Norway in 1796 with KM 266, which was struck until 1803. This type was struck 1803 only and features an older bust of the king. It is the final issue of the one-third specie daler.
Recorded mintage: 24,000 (including KM 266).
Specification: 9.63 g, 0.875 fine silver, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-273; Hede-6C; Sieg-12.3; NMD-30B; Schou-2; FP-28.4; Bruun-10924.
- 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, 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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