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[[Image:SB225-10364o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 10364]]
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This specimen was lot 10364 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €360 (about US$375). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Denmark|DENMARK]]. Skilling, 1779-HSK. Copenhagen Mint. Christian VII. NGC MS-62. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck at Copenhagen in 1779 and 1782. Copper skillings (KM 616) were also struck in 1779 but lack the initials "HSK".

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 0.76 g, 0.156 fine silver, 15.8 mm diameter. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM-636; Hede-34; Sieg-3; Schou-9; FP-5.1; Bruun-7804. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' 
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

''Links to:''
* [[Denmark 1775-HSK 32 skilling|1775-HSK 32 skilling]]
* [[Denmark 1775 christians d'or Fr-279|1775 ''christians d'or'']]
* [[Denmark 1776-CHL speciedaler Dav-1308|1776-CHL speciedaler, Altona mint]]
* [[Denmark 1778-HSK 2 skilling|1778-HSK 2 skilling]]
* [[Denmark 1779-CHL 2 skilling|1779-CHL 2 skilling, Altona mint]]
* [[Denmark 1781-CHL 2 skilling|1781-CHL 2 skilling, Altona mint]]
* [[Denmark 1781 speciedaler Dav-1310|1781 Albertusdaler]]
* [[Denmark 1782-HSK skilling|1782-HSK skilling]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1779]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 Collectors Choice sale]]