Watch List notes:

DENMARK. Christian VII. 1766-1808. AR Speciedaler (40mm, 28.92 g, 12h). København (Copenhagen) mint. Michael Flor, mintmaster; Johan Ephraim Bauert, engraver. Dated 1797 B MF. KM 651.2; Davenport 1313. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65 WINGS APPROVED. Superbly toned with multicolored iridescent patina and great strike. Fully lustrous. Highest ever graded for the type or date. A truly remarkable coin and exceptionally rare in this quality as most taler size coins of this type from Denmark were made of poor quality planchets, this is an exception.


Ex Superior Galleries (10 December 1988), lot 599.