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This specimen was lot 10335 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €216 (about US$225). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Denmark|DENMARK]]. 12 Skilling, 1716-BH. Holstein-Gottorp-Rendsborg. Frederik IV. NGC AU-58. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1716-20 at the Rendsborg mint in [[German States, Schleswig-Holstein|Holstein]], now in Germany. We don't know why the king opened a mint there when he already had a mint in Gluckstadt. The SCWC notes one, two and twelve skilling and half and single ducats from there.
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This specimen was lot 10335 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €216 (about US$225). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Denmark|DENMARK]]. 12 Skilling, 1716-BH. Holstein-Gottorp-Rendsborg. Frederik IV. NGC AU-58. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1716-20 at the Rendsborg mint in [[German States, Schleswig-Holstein|Holstein]], now in Germany. We don't know why the king opened a mint there when he already had a mint in Glückstadt. The SCWC notes one, two and twelve skilling and half and single ducats from there.
  
 
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

Latest revision as of 11:19, 18 May 2026

from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 10335
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This specimen was lot 10335 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €216 (about US$225). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. 12 Skilling, 1716-BH. Holstein-Gottorp-Rendsborg. Frederik IV. NGC AU-58. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1716-20 at the Rendsborg mint in Holstein, now in Germany. We don't know why the king opened a mint there when he already had a mint in Glückstadt. The SCWC notes one, two and twelve skilling and half and single ducats from there.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.89 g, 0.562 fine silver, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-6; Hede-62; Sieg-59; Schou-8; Bruun-7453.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, 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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