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The first specimen was lot 1133 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €26,400 (about US$29,257 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"Alluring Near-Gem Gold 16 Skilling Stuck to Ducat Weight Standard, [[Denmark|DENMARK]]. Gold 16 Skilling (2 Ducats), 1713. Copenhagen Mint; mm: Heart. Frederik IV. NGC MS-64. Mintmaster: Christian Wineke (CW). An intriguing and VERY RARE type, featuring a gold planchet struck to a Double Ducat weight standard with the dies customarily used for a 16 Skilling. The luster on this example is bright, with a stunning glossy appeal that dances in the light. The details are crisply laid, with no evidence of weakness or defect in strike. Only one further example in gold has been traced, as lot 77 in Bruun Rasmussen Auction 910 (November 2022) which realized a final hammer price of 420,000 DKK (roughly 56,000 EUR)."</blockquote> The regular silver issue was struck 1713-16 and had a face value of one-sixth of a speciedaler. The second specimen was lot 10325 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €168 (about US$175). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "DENMARK. 16 Skilling (Mark), 1713-CW. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik IV. NGC AU-55. Scarce date. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." | The first specimen was lot 1133 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €26,400 (about US$29,257 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"Alluring Near-Gem Gold 16 Skilling Stuck to Ducat Weight Standard, [[Denmark|DENMARK]]. Gold 16 Skilling (2 Ducats), 1713. Copenhagen Mint; mm: Heart. Frederik IV. NGC MS-64. Mintmaster: Christian Wineke (CW). An intriguing and VERY RARE type, featuring a gold planchet struck to a Double Ducat weight standard with the dies customarily used for a 16 Skilling. The luster on this example is bright, with a stunning glossy appeal that dances in the light. The details are crisply laid, with no evidence of weakness or defect in strike. Only one further example in gold has been traced, as lot 77 in Bruun Rasmussen Auction 910 (November 2022) which realized a final hammer price of 420,000 DKK (roughly 56,000 EUR)."</blockquote> The regular silver issue was struck 1713-16 and had a face value of one-sixth of a speciedaler. The second specimen was lot 10325 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €168 (about US$175). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "DENMARK. 16 Skilling (Mark), 1713-CW. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik IV. NGC AU-55. Scarce date. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:34, 18 March 2025
The first specimen was lot 1133 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €26,400 (about US$29,257 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Alluring Near-Gem Gold 16 Skilling Stuck to Ducat Weight Standard, DENMARK. Gold 16 Skilling (2 Ducats), 1713. Copenhagen Mint; mm: Heart. Frederik IV. NGC MS-64. Mintmaster: Christian Wineke (CW). An intriguing and VERY RARE type, featuring a gold planchet struck to a Double Ducat weight standard with the dies customarily used for a 16 Skilling. The luster on this example is bright, with a stunning glossy appeal that dances in the light. The details are crisply laid, with no evidence of weakness or defect in strike. Only one further example in gold has been traced, as lot 77 in Bruun Rasmussen Auction 910 (November 2022) which realized a final hammer price of 420,000 DKK (roughly 56,000 EUR)."
The regular silver issue was struck 1713-16 and had a face value of one-sixth of a speciedaler. The second specimen was lot 10325 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €168 (about US$175). The catalog description[2] noted, "DENMARK. 16 Skilling (Mark), 1713-CW. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik IV. NGC AU-55. Scarce date. From the L. E. Bruun Collection."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.19 g, 0.625 fine silver, 26.8 mm diameter, this specimen gold, 6.93 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-Unlisted; KM-505 (in silver); Hede-47; Sieg-15; Schou-1a; Bruun-7396. The second specimen is Schou-1; Bruun-7393.
- 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.
- 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, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
- [2]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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