View source for Denmark 1855-FK VS 2 rigsdaler Dav-77

[[Image:Denmark 1855 2 rigsdaler obv Goldberg 59-3722.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg sale 59, lot 3722]]
[[Image:Denmark 1855 2 rigsdaler rev Goldberg 59-3722.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg]]

This specimen was lot 3722 in Goldberg sale 59 (Beverly Hills, May 2008), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Denmark]]. 2 Rigisdaler, 1855-VS. Frederick VII, 1848-1863. Bust right. Reverse: Value within wreath. Lightly toned. NGC graded MS-62."  Double rigsdalers are recorded from the Copenhagen mint (shown here) and the Altona mint for 1854-72 as part of the coinage reform of 1854. The coinage was reformed again in 1874 to a fully decimal system and this denomination was dropped. Denmark has not struck crown-sized silver coins for circulation since the reform.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but not especially rare.

''Specification:'' 28.89 g, 0.875 fine silver, .812 troy oz ASW. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-77]]; KM 761.2. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg,  ''Goldberg Sale 59: the pre-Long Beach sale,'' Beverly Hills, CA: Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, 2010.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
* 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. 

''Link to:''
* [[Denmark 1849-VS speciedaler Dav-76|1849 speciedaler]]
* [[Denmark 1854-FK VS rigsdaler|1854 rigsdaler]]
* [[Denmark 1854-FK FF 2 rigsdaler Dav-77|1854-FF double rigsdaler, Altona mint]]
* [[Denmark 1855-FK VS 1/2 rigsdaler|1855 half rigsdaler]]
* [[Denmark 1855-FK FF rigsdaler|1855-FF rigsdaler]]
* [[Denmark 1855-FK VS rigsdaler|1855-♔ VS rigsdaler, Copenhagen mint]]
* [[Denmark 1855-FK FF 2 rigsdaler Dav-77|1855-FF double rigsdaler, Altona mint]]
* [[Denmark 1856 skilling rigsmont|1856 skilling rigsmont]]
* [[Denmark 1856-VS 4 skilling rigsmont]]
* [[Denmark 1856-FA 2 frederiks d'or|1856-FA double frederiks d'or]]
* [[Danish West Indies 1859 5 cents]]
* [[Denmark 1863-RH 2 rigsdaler Dav-78|1863 double rigsdaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1855]]
* return to coins of [[Denmark]]

[[Category: European crowns and thalers]][[Category:Selections from Goldberg sale 59]]