Denmark 1851-FK VS rigsbankdaler

from the Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 6723

This specimen was lot 6723 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $576. The catalog description^[1] noted, "DENMARK. Rigsbankdaler, 1851-FK VS. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik Vll. NGC MS-63. A well struck coin with satiny luster and pleasing, colorful peripheral toning. Ex. R.L. Lissner Collection." This two year type (1849 and 1851), like many European minors, is scandalously undervalued. After the reform of 1854, the monetary system was 96 skillings = 1 rigsdaler, two rigsdaler = 1 (old) speciedaler. In 1874, the coinage was reformed again to the current system of 100 øre = 1 krone.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.44 g, 0.875 fine silver, .406 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-743.

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 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1849 rigsbankdaler
• 1850-FK VS double frederiks d'or
• 1852 ½ rigsbankskilling
• 1852 rigsbankskilling
• 1852 double frederiks d'or
• 1853 rigsbankskilling
• 1853 speciedaler
• Denmark 1854-FK VS rigsdaler
• Coins and currency dated 1851