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This 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>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Denmark|DENMARK]]. Rigsdaler, 1855. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik VII. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details." This type was struck 1854-55 at Copenhagen (VS) and Altona (FF). The coinage was reformed again in 1874 to a fully decimal system and this denomination was dropped.
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This specimen was lot 56085 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $65. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Denmark|DENMARK]]. Rigsdaler, 1855-FK VS. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik VII. PCGS AU-58." This type was struck 1854-55 at Copenhagen (VS) and Altona (FF). The coinage was reformed again in 1874 to a fully decimal system and this denomination was dropped.
  
 
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* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.  
 
* 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.   
 
* ''Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed.,'' Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.   
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* <sup>[1]</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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* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:35, 23 October 2025

Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 56085

This specimen was lot 56085 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. Rigsdaler, 1855-FK VS. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik VII. PCGS AU-58." This type was struck 1854-55 at Copenhagen (VS) and Altona (FF). The coinage was reformed again in 1874 to a fully decimal system and this denomination was dropped.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 14.44 g, 0.875 fine silver, 30.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-760.1; Hede-8B; Sieg-13.2.

Sources:

  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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