View source for Denmark 1841-CC 2 christians d'or Fr-289

[[Image:S76-1057.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 76, lot 1057]]

This specimen was lot 1057 in Sincona sale 76 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$7,283 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DENMARK. Christian VIII. 1839-1848. 2 Christian d'or 1841, Kopenhagen. Mit der Signatur CC (Christen Christensen, Stempelschneider in Kopenhagen). Münzmeister Georg Wilhelm Svendsen. Selten. Gutes vorzüglich. NGC AU58.'' (kingdom of [[Denmark]], Christian VIII, 1839-48, double christian d'or of 1841, Copenhagen mint, with engraver's initials "CC". Rare, Good extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This coin is from a series begun in 1826 during the reign of Frederick VI. This type was struck 1841 only. Since 1513, the kings of Denmark have alternated between the names Frederick and Christian; when Fredericks VI and VII ruled, this coin was called a ''frederiks d'or;'' when Christians VIII and IX ruled, it was called a [[Denmark 1866-HC 2 christians d'or|''christians d'or.'']]  It was the same size and weight as a [[Prussia 1831-A 2 friedrichs d'or|Prussian ''friedrichs d'or'']] (KM 371, KM 398, KM 415, KM 442) and a Saxon gold five thalers (KM 1054, KM 1102, KM 1113, KM 1123, KM 1143). All the Danish issues are rare today. After the reform of 1813, 1 frederiks d'or = 5 speciedaler = 10 rigsbankdaler = 960 rigsbankskilling. In 1874, Danish coinage underwent a decimal reform and Denmark joined the Scandinavian Monetary Union. The ''christians d'or'' was superseded by the 20 ''kroner.''

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 13.28 g, .896 fine gold, .382 troy oz AGW, this specimen 13.29 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 722.1, Hede 1 A. Sieg 16.1. Fr-289. 

''[[Bibliography|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.
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection'', Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Denmark 1838-FF 2 frederiks d'or|1838-FF double frederiks d'or]]
* [[Denmark 1844-FF 2 christians d'or|1844-FF double christians d'or]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1841]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 75, 76, 77]]