Ivigtut Cryolite 1922 10 ore
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This specimen was lot 75008 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $145. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREENLAND. Ivigtut. Cryolite Mining and Trading Company 10 Ore Token, 1922-HCN GJ. Copenhagen Mint. PCGS MS-62. An even, powder gray throughout; the obverse polar bear and shield shine a pleasing, muted bronze when cast to the light." This one year type is not difficult to find except in choice condition. Tho minted in Copenhagen, it is only a private token for use in company stores.
Recorded mintage: 10,018.
Specification: copper-nickel.
Catalog reference: KM-Tn46; Sieg-23.
- 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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