Denmark 1660 1/4 ducat Fr-103

from the Stacks Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 20321

This specimen was lot 20321 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "DENMARK. 1/4 Ducat, 1660. Frederick V (1746-66). NGC MS-63. Impressive quality with eye catching golden color, glinting reflectivity in the fields and sharp detail that runs from the central bust and ornamental cross motifs to the peripheral legends. VERY RARE with a listed value of $4,000 in EF condition in the Standard Catalog of World Coins." This type was struck again in 1664 and accompanied a single ducat (KM 236).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.87 g, .979 fine gold, this specimen 0.84 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-103; KM-235.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• Denmark 1659 krone Dav-3574, shield reverse
• Denmark 1659 krone Dav-3576, "*IIII*MARCK*DANSKE*"
• Denmark 1659 krone Dav-3578, "DOMINVS PROVIDEBIT"
• 1660-IS krone
• 1662 double ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1660
• return to coins of Denmark