Norway 1809 4 skilling
The second specimen was lot 1536 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY: Frederik VI, 1808-1839, AE 4 skilling, 1809. rosettes flanking 4 and below date, VF to EF." This is a one year type of a denomination emitted only occasionally. It is the last issued by the Danish king. A billon four skilling was also issued in 1809 (KM 276) but it is much more available. The second specimen was lot 11177 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €288 (about US$300). The catalog description[2] noted, "NORWAY. 4 Skilling Courant, 1809. Kongsberg Mint. Frederik VI. NGC AU-53 Brown. Variation with stars. From the L. E. Bruun Collection."
Recorded mintage: 251,000.
Specification: 22.27 g, copper, 33 mm diameter, diagonal reeding; the second specimen is 23.63 g.
Catalog reference: KM-275.1. Cr-54.1. The second specimen is KM-275.2; H-3; Sieg-5; Schou-7; NMD-3B; Bruun-10944.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.
- [2]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.
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