Tranquebar 1756 royalin
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This specimen was lot 25115 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $1,645. The catalog description[1] noted, "Danish Colonial India - Tranquebar. Frederick V Royalin 1756, MS62 NGC, a superb coin with deep gray patina and incredibly sharp design features, a gorgeous example which could easily be a specimen striking. Sold with an old collector's tag in Danish." The SCWC lists this rare type for 1756 and 1762-66. The Danish fort at Tranquebar was sold to the British in 1845.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM 147.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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