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[[Image:SB924-1017o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1017]]
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This specimen was lot 1017 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €48,000 (about US$53,194 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Denmark|DENMARK]]. 6 Daler Klippe, 1604. Christian IV. NGC AU-55. Minted by Nicolaus Schwabe in only 143 examples. Unusually nicely struck and EXCESSIVELY RARE. At the time the value of 6 Daler corresponded to 3.5 Ducats (Hungarian Guldens). A few contact marks do not detract from the rarity nor the beauty of this fascinating Klippe." This was one of a series of gold klippes struck in eight dalers (Fr-44), six dalers (Fr-45), four dalers ([[Denmark 1604 4 daler Fr-46|Fr-46]]) and three dalers (Fr-47). The experiment was not repeated and all are very rare. Christian IV (r. 1588-1648) had a long but not particularly successful reign. His war with Sweden and his intervention in the Thirty Years War were costly and brought little gain.

''Recorded mintage:'' 143.

''Specification:'' 12.95 g, 0.923 fine gold, this specimen 13.07 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-45; KM-26; Hede-11; Sieg-147; Schou-2; Bruun-4667. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* 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.
* ''Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed.,'' Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, ''The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

''Links to:''
* [[Denmark 1602 hvid KM-9|1602-☘ hvid]]
* [[Denmark 1603 2 skilling|1603-☘ 2 skilling]]
* [[Denmark 1603 speciedaler Dav-3511|1603 speciedaler]]
* [[Denmark 1603 speciedaler Dav-3512|MDCIII (1603) speciedaler, mule of two reverse dies]]
* [[Denmark (1604) sosling|(1604) søsling]]
* [[Denmark 1604 4 skilling|1604-☘ 4 skilling]]
* [[Denmark 1604 mark|1604-☘ mark]]
* [[Denmark 1604 goldgulden|1604 ''ungersk gylden'']]
* [[Denmark 1604 4 daler Fr-46|1604 4 daler klippe]]
* [[Denmark (1604-07) 10 ducats Fr-68|(1604-07) 10 ducats (portugaloser)]]
* [[Denmark 1605 skilling|1605-☘ skilling]]
* [[Denmark 1607(m) mark|1607 mark]]
* [[Denmark 1613 mark|1613 mark]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1604]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2024 L. E. Bruun Collection sale]]