Denmark 1908-VBP 20 kroner

Goldberg sale 74, lot 3866

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins & Collectibles

This specimen was lot 3866 in Goldberg sale 74 (Los Angeles, June 2013), where it sold for $368 including buyer's fees. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Denmark. 20 Kroner, 1908 VBP GJ. Frederik VIII. Head left. Reverse: Arms. NGC graded MS-62." This specimen was struck during the reign of Frederick VIII (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 twenty kroner shown here was issued 1908-12 in fairly large numbers compared to the smaller ten kroner (KM 809).

Recorded mintage: 243,000.

Specification: 8.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .259 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-297; KM-810.

Source:

• 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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 74: the pre-Long Beach Sale, featuring the Arden Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

Link to:

• 1900 20 kroner
• 1908 5 øre
• 1908 10 kroner
• Denmark 1909-VBP 20 kroner
• Coins and currency dated 1908