Norway 1660-FG specie daler Dav-3607

Heritage sale 3089, lot 30192

This specimen was lot 30192 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $34,800. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Norway. Frederick III Speciedaler 1660-FG MS63 PCGS, Christiania mint. Quite simply an astonishing specimen, and carrying the lowest recorded mintage for this 4-year type (the figures for the 1659 are not mentioned by the Standard Catalog)--a fact which couples with the offering's superior technical preservation to propel it to a level of instant rarity. More often encountered with at least light evidence of circulation and an uneven strike to the legends, the current selection seems to admit none of these forgivable faults, even the usual doubling to the king's portrait keeping to a minimum. A speckling of charcoal tone appears over the obverse, aiding in picking out the finer features of the design and drawing the eye to protected regions of heavily satin texture preserved in the folds of the king's vestments and between the locks of his hair. Easily the finest certified, and a veritable treasure for its future owner. Ex. Astarte Auction XXII (June 2010, Lot 450). From the Cape Coral Collection of European Crowns." This speciedaler is listed for 1659-62 and, like all Norwegian crowns of the seventeenth century, is rare and expensive. Norway passed from Danish to Swedish rule in 1807.

Recorded mintage: 18,000.

Specification: 28.78 g, 0.875 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 54, Dav-3607, Hede-33B, ABH-84, Thesen-90.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage Auction 3089: NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum & Signature Auction - Dallas, featuring the Cape Coral Collection of European Crowns and the Penn Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2020.

Links to:

• 1659 16 skilling
• 1659-FG specie daler
• Denmark 1660-IS krone Dav-3675
• 1672-FG specie daler
• 1679 4 mark
• 1692-HCM specie daler, all varieties
• Coins and currency dated 1660