Extremes Of Norwegian Coins: Bracteats And 4 Speciedalers

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DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/26/2012 10:24 pm From Oslo's Cultural History Museum are two interesting coinage extremes. The first are silver bracteats from the 1100s, typically weighing from 0.05-0.07 grams. 0.05 grams is the same weight as a 1/4 carat diamond. On the there other end of the scale are a stack of 3 speciedalers coins, with the central coin 4 Speciedalers. They weigh 87.7 and 116.93 grams respectively. The 4 Speciedalers coin struck during the reign of Christian IV (1588-1648) is very rare. Native silver from Kongsberg is in the back. Edited by DVCollector 01/26/2012 10:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 01/26/2012 10:34 pm Wow, those coins are HEAVY. Those must cost a fortune. Thanks for showing DV! Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/26/2012 10:41 pm Quote: Those must cost a fortune. I was told the 4 Speciedaler coin is worth a small fortune -- about $500,000 Report this Post to the Staff
almingbg Valued Member Sweden 71 Posts	Posted 01/27/2012 05:10 am Quote: I was told the 4 Speciedaler coin is worth a small fortune -- about $500,000 Small fortune? Lucky you Report this Post to the Staff
Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 01/27/2012 07:59 am Quote: I was told the 4 Speciedaler coin is worth a small fortune -- about $500,000 My my, I'll have to wait 'till silver drops a bit. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9862 Posts	Posted 01/27/2012 10:08 am There's about a pound and a half of silver there.I wonder what the purchasing power of these coins was four hundred years ago.Three ounces of silver won't buy much today,I wonder what one these coins could have bought in 1612. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/27/2012 11:53 am I was told by a collector in Norway, Litotes here on CCF, that these high-denomination coins saw very little use. If you look closely at this group of 8, the rims are almost perfect. I suspect that 4 speciedaler was worth more than simply 3.76 ounces of silver, because Viking hack-silver had been long demonetized. I sure hope it's clear these aren't my coins. If you ever get to Oslo,check out the Cultural History museum, and the Kongsberg mint museum. Both have excellent coin exhibits. Report this Post to the Staff
Litotes Pillar of the Community Norway 510 Posts	Posted 01/28/2012 03:02 am Quote: I suspect that 4 speciedaler was worth more than simply 3.76 ounces of silver There has been no suggestion that these were worth more than their weight in silver at the time. But they are believed to have been used mainly as payment for important foreign purchases - these impressive coins would act as a signal to the seller. Very few Norwegians would come into contact with them. And so it remains - we have zero 4 speciedaler Christian IV with private ownership. We have one 4 speciedaler Christian V. That's the one that sold for $500 000, incidentally at a time when silver value was much lower than today (2005). Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/28/2012 04:02 am Thanks for the clarification Litotes! Report this Post to the Staff
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