Difference between revisions of "Denmark 1855-FK FF rigsdaler"
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[[Image:Schulman 385-0096o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Schulman auction 385, lot 96]] | [[Image:Schulman 385-0096o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Schulman auction 385, lot 96]] | ||
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| + | [[Image:SB925-74521o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74521]] | ||
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| − | + | The first specimen was lot 96 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it sold for €100 (about US$142 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Denmark]] - 1 Rigsdaler 1855-FF, Silver, FREDERIK VII 1848-1863 Head right. Rev. Value within wreath. Extremely fine." The second specimen was lot 74521 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "DENMARK. Rigsdaler, 1855. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik VII. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details." This denomination was introduced as part of the monetary reform of 1854. The coinage was reformed again in 1874 to a fully decimal system and this denomination was dropped. This type was struck 1854-55 at Copenhagen and Altona (shown here). The [[Denmark 1854-FK VS rigsdaler|Copenhagen product]] bears a crown mintmark (♔) and the initials VS. | |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce. | ||
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* ''Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed.,'' Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015. | * ''Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed.,'' Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, ''Schulman sale 385'', Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, ''Schulman sale 385'', Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025. | ||
| + | * <sup>[2]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection'', Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025. | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1855]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1855]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Selections from Schulman sale 385]] | + | [[Category:Selections from Schulman sale 385]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 Collectors Choice sale]] |
Latest revision as of 19:24, 23 October 2025
The first specimen was lot 96 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it sold for €100 (about US$142 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Denmark - 1 Rigsdaler 1855-FF, Silver, FREDERIK VII 1848-1863 Head right. Rev. Value within wreath. Extremely fine." The second specimen was lot 74521 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[2] noted, "DENMARK. Rigsdaler, 1855. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik VII. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details." This denomination was introduced as part of the monetary reform of 1854. The coinage was reformed again in 1874 to a fully decimal system and this denomination was dropped. This type was struck 1854-55 at Copenhagen and Altona (shown here). The Copenhagen product bears a crown mintmark (♔) and the initials VS.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 14.44 g, 0.875 fine silver, 30.5 mm diameter, this specimen 14.46 g.
Catalog reference: KM 760.2; Sieg 13.2.
- 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.
- [1]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 385, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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