Faeroe Islands 1941 10 ore
This specimen was lot 20111 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "FAEROE ISLANDS. 10 Ore, 1941. PCGS SPECIMEN-66 Gold Shield. A VERY RARE proof of record issue, struck by the Danish government for use in the Faeroe Islands. Wonderfully produced and preserved, this coin shows a high degree of reflectivity in the fields and soft contrast over the raised designs. This is the only example seen by PCGS to date with a single piece appearing in the NGC census as well (that piece graded as a PROOF-66)." This specimen is one of a series struck for Denmark in London while Denmark was under Nazi occupation. Denominations also included 1, 2, 5 and 25 øre. It is the only time special coinage was struck for the islands, which lie in the North Sea to the north of Britain.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper-nickel, 17.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-4.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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