Denmark 1716-CW 2 skilling

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from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 10334
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This specimen was lot 10334 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €288 (about US$300). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. 2 Skilling, 1716-CW. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik IV. NGC AU-58. Beautiful coin with a sharp strike and an alluring toning. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." The SCWC states this type was struck 1711-19, all with initials "CW". Common in worn condition, it is very scarce choice. Numista reports a very rare 1726.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.30 g, 0.281 fine silver, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-502; Hede-44A; Sieg-4.1; Schou-17; Bruun-7447.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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