Denmark 1855-FK VS rigsdaler

Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74521

This specimen was lot 74521 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "DENMARK. Rigsdaler, 1855. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik VII. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details." This type was struck 1854-55 at Copenhagen (VS) and Altona (FF). The coinage was reformed again in 1874 to a fully decimal system and this denomination was dropped.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 14.44 g, 0.875 fine silver, 30.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-760.1; Hede-8B; Sieg-13.2.

Sources:

• 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, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

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• 1855-FF double rigsdaler, Altona mint
• 1855-♔ VS double rigsdaler, Copenhagen mint
• 1856 skilling rigsmont
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