Schleswig-Holstein 1818-CB 8 reichsbank schilling

Stephen Album sale 32, lot 1232

This specimen was lot 1232 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it sold for $105.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN: Friedrich VI, of Denmark, 1808-1839, AR 8 reichsbank schilling, 1818 CB, NGC graded MS63." This type was struck 1816-19 by the king of Denmark in his capacity as duke of Schleswig-Holstein. Schleswig was Danish-speaking while Holstein was German; the conflicts arising therefrom led to the whole province being conquered and annexed by Prussia in the 1860's.

Recorded mintage: 243,000.

Specification: 2.88 g, 0.375 fine silver, 18.9 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-152.

Source:

• 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 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

Link to:

• 1808-MF 40 schilling (2/3 speciedaler)
• 1808-MF 60 schilling (speciedaler)
• 1809-MF 2½ schilling (1/24 speciedaler)
• Denmark 1818 2 rigbankskilling
• 1819-IFF 8 reichsbank schilling
• Coins and currency dated 1818
• return to German States, Schleswig-Holstein