Denmark 1624-NS speciedaler Dav-3526

Heritage sale 3037, lot 29332

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 29332 in Heritage sale 3037 (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $1,997.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Christian IV Speciedaler 1624 XF40 NGC. Broad and attractive one-year type with all-over steel gray patination and layers of iridescence shining through beneath the devices. Several areas of weakness are noted; however, the central devices on both the obverse and reverse retain an appreciable amount of detail." This type is listed for 1624 only. The regular issue, with a slightly different reverse (Dav-3524), was issued 1624-34.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 29.23 g, .875 fine silver, .822 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Dav-3526; KM 102.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
• Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3037, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.

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