Denmark 1838-WS rigsbankdaler

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 35388

This specimen was lot 35388 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $528. The catalog description^[1] noted, "DENMARK. Rigsbankdaler, 1838-WS. Frederik VI. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details." This denomination was introduced in the reform of 1813. This type was struck 1835 (very scarce) and 1838 (scarce) only at Copenhagen. After the reform of 1854, the monetary system was 96 skillings = 1 rigsdaler, 2 rigsdaler = 1 (old) speciedaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly scarce.

Specification: 14.44 g, 0.875 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-706.3; Sieg-28.3.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• 1827 rigsbankdaler
• 1833-FF rigsbankdaler, straight truncation
• 1833-FF rigsbankdaler, broken truncation
• 1838 half rigsbankskilling
• 1838-IC WS speciedaler
• 1838 double frederiks d'or
• 1843 rigsbankdaler, Copenhagen mint
• Coins and currency dated 1838