Schleswig-Holstein 1808-MF 60 schilling Dav-70

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Ponterio sale 173, lot 1230
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 1230 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $396. The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. Schleswig-Holstein. 60 Shilling (Speciedaler), 1808-MMF. PCGS AU-58." This thaler was struck 1787-96, 1799-1804, 1807-08 by the king of Denmark in his capacity as duke of Schleswig-Holstein. A very similar design was used for an 1801 speciedaler in Denmark (KM 651) but is much rarer. Pre-1800 issues of this type are catalogued as Dav-1311. The initials MF stood for Michael Flor, mintmaster at Altona 1787-1818. 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. Schleswig was Danish-speaking while Holstein was German; the conflicts arising therefrom led to the whole region being conquered and annexed by Prussia in the 1860's.

Recorded mintage: 1,304,000.

Specification: 28.89 g, 0.875 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-70; KM-138.1.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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