12 Skilling - Christian VII

Features

Issuer	United States Virgin Islands › Danish West Indies (1730-1917)
King	Christian VII (1766-1808)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1767
Value	12 Skilling (⅛)
Currency	Rigsdaler (1740-1849)
Composition	Silver (.500)
Weight	3.248 g
Diameter	22 mm
Thickness	1 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 35985
References	KM# 12 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , SIEG# 9 Jan Bendix; 2016. SIEGs Møntkatalog Norden: Danmark, Slesvig, Nordborg, Glücksborg, Plön, Gottorp, Dansk Vestindien, Trankebar, Færøerne, Grønland, Island, Norge : private mønter fra Færøerne, Grønland, Dansk Vestindien og Christiania = SIEG's Nordic Coin Catalog. SIEG, Frederikssund, Denmark. , DNF# 2 Møntkataloget/Seddelkataloget (https://montkataloget.dk/) , Hede# 8 Holger Hede; 1978. Danmarks og Norges mønter: 1541-1814-1977 = Coins of Denmark and Norway. Danish Numismatic Association, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Obverse

Crowned monogram

Script: Latin

Lettering:
D • G • DAN • NOR • VAN • GOT • REX •
C VII

Translation: Christian VII by the grace of god King of Denmark and Norway, the Wends and the Goths

Reverse

Ship within circle

Script: Latin

Lettering:
• AMERICANSK • M XII • SKILL • DANSKE •
1767

Translation:
12 Danish Skilling
American Mint

Edge

Plain

Comments

All these coins were struck between 1767 and 1800, but all have the year 1767.

Siegs 2017 differentiate between 6 types of this coin. The variation is if nothing else specified for the last three letters of “AMARICANSK” on the reverse.

Sieg 9.1: Squiggly K (upper arm) and slanted rifled border. Minted in Copenhagen, in 1767. Engaved by J. Bauert.

Sieg 9.2: Correct K and slanted rifled border. Minted in Copenhagen, in 1783. Engaved by J. Bauert.

Sieg 9.3: N with a sherif (upper left corner), squiggly K (upper arm) and slanted rifled border. Minted in Kongsberg, in 1790/1791. Engraved by A. Lunde.

Sieg 9.4: Patterned border. Minted in Altona, in 1795. Engraved by J. Bauert.

Sieg 9.5: Small size N, big space before and after M (the one after AMERICANSK) and patterned border. Minted in Altona, in 1800. Engraved by A. Heylbuth.

Sieg 9.6: Wide size N, big space before and after M (the one after AMERICANSK) and after XII and patterned border. Minted in Altona, in 1795. Engraved by P. Giannelli.

For Siegs 9.5 and 9.6 they exist with each others obverse and reverse. The crown can be slightly different between the two.

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Date	Mintage	F	VF		Frequency
Undetermined
1767 A	390 000	$ 69	$ 69	Struck in 1795 and 1800	64%
1767 C	80 000			Struck in 1782	21%
1767 K	240 000			Struck in 1790 and 1791	22%

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Bullion value: USD 3.83 Search tips

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Actual silver weight: 0.052 oz

Current silver price: 73.38 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Oslo Myntgalleri Auction 37 Lot 2047	25 Nov 2023	1767 A – Struck in 1795 and 1800	XF	USD 1931.26 (NOK 18 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Oslo Myntgalleri Auction 38 Lot 189	4 May 2024	1767 A – Struck in 1795 and 1800	VF (Kongsberg mint)	USD 1823.97 (NOK 17 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Oslo Myntgalleri
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232128 Lot 63404	14 Jul 2021	Undetermined	XF (NGC XF40)	USD 240.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232128 Lot 63409	14 Jul 2021	Undetermined	F (NGC F12)	USD 180.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions