Denmark 1702 8 Skilling Frederik IV

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KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 1:40 pm I posted this coin earlier in a SG demo, but I have since found more interesting info. I have learned the mint mark dividing the date stands for Holstein-Glückstadt, an area ruled by Denmark at the time. Holstein became a member of the German Confederation in 1815 and fell to Prussia in the Prussian-Danish War of 1864. Comparing to specs given here, my coin is interesting given its reduced weight of 2.91g vs. 3.057g. However, specific gravity testing suggests the reduced weight is proportional to debased silver content. While the reference linked above states a silver fineness of .562, the actual SG result suggests one closer to .200 silver Another interesting detail is how this coin's legend bears "FRID IV", while most others I've seen have "FRID IIII". I've read the earlier coins used IIII, so I'm not sure which is more common? Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 1:59 pm Really nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 2:02 pm Thanks to t360! Report this Post to the Staff
Zohar444 Pillar of the Community United States 1429 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 3:26 pm WOW! Report this Post to the Staff
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