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This specimen was lot 93 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it sold for €260 (about US$368 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Denmark]] - 1 Speciedaler 1769-HSK, Silver, CHRISTIAN VII 1766-1808, RETHWISCH Crowned monogram. Rev. Crowned coat of arms. Very fine." Three different speciedalers were struck in 1769: [[Denmark 1768-HSK speciedaler Dav-1304|KM 603/Dav-1304]], [[Denmark 1769-HSK speciedaler Dav-1305|KM 607/Dav-1305]] and KM 608/Dav-1306, shown here. The Rethwisch mint, a subsidiary to the Royal Mint in Copenhagen, operated for only three years, 1768-1770, when it was moved to Altona. | This specimen was lot 93 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it sold for €260 (about US$368 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Denmark]] - 1 Speciedaler 1769-HSK, Silver, CHRISTIAN VII 1766-1808, RETHWISCH Crowned monogram. Rev. Crowned coat of arms. Very fine." Three different speciedalers were struck in 1769: [[Denmark 1768-HSK speciedaler Dav-1304|KM 603/Dav-1304]], [[Denmark 1769-HSK speciedaler Dav-1305|KM 607/Dav-1305]] and KM 608/Dav-1306, shown here. The Rethwisch mint, a subsidiary to the Royal Mint in Copenhagen, operated for only three years, 1768-1770, when it was moved to Altona. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:15, 7 August 2025
This specimen was lot 93 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it sold for €260 (about US$368 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Denmark - 1 Speciedaler 1769-HSK, Silver, CHRISTIAN VII 1766-1808, RETHWISCH Crowned monogram. Rev. Crowned coat of arms. Very fine." Three different speciedalers were struck in 1769: KM 603/Dav-1304, KM 607/Dav-1305 and KM 608/Dav-1306, shown here. The Rethwisch mint, a subsidiary to the Royal Mint in Copenhagen, operated for only three years, 1768-1770, when it was moved to Altona.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 28.89 g, 0.875 fine silver, 40-41 mm diameter, this specimen 28.82 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-1306; KM 608; Sieg 36.1.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 385, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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