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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. | 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. | ||
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''Specification:'' 12.95 g, 0.923 fine gold, this specimen 13.07 g. | ''Specification:'' 12.95 g, 0.923 fine gold, this specimen 13.07 g. | ||
Revision as of 14:27, 12 December 2024
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[1] noted, "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 (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.
- 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.
- [1]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.
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