Denmark 1647-HK speciedaler Dav-3536

Goldberg sale 85, lot 3689

This specimen was lot 3689 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Denmark. Speciedaler, 1647-HK. Christ[ia]n IV, 1588-1648. Toned. NGC graded VF-30. Ex: Purchased by private treaty in 1985." Danish crowns of the seventeenth century range from the scarce to the obscenely rare. Either they were melted extensively or the poverty of the king prevented large issues or both. This type is not the most expensive but still runs three times the price of a contemporary thaler from Brunswick or Saxony.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 29.23 g, 0.875 fine silver, .822 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Hede 50A, Dav-3536, KM-143.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 85: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.

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