Denmark 1909-VBP 10 kroner

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50077

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50077 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $646. The catalog description^[1] noted, "DENMARK. 10 Kroner, 1909-VBP. NGC MS-65. This specimen was struck during the reign of Frederick VII (1906-12). The Scandinavian countries (Norway, Denmark and Sweden) formed their own monetary union in competition with the Latin Monetary Union based on the French twenty francs d'or. Like that union, the Scandinavian Monetary Union lasted until World War One blasted all hard currencies out of existence. The ten kroner shown here was issued 1908-09 in limited numbers compared to the larger twenty kroner. This date is the last for the design; the last gold ten kroner is dated 1917.

Recorded mintage: 153,000.

Specification: 4.48 g, .900 fine gold, .129 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-298; KM-809.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• 1908 10 kroner
• 1909 20 kroner
• 1912 2 kroner
• 1917 10 kronor
• 1995 10 kroner
• Coins and currency dated 1909
• return to coins of Denmark