Old Coin I.D

My mom got this coin from my grandmother, and I have tried looking it up on the internet to see what kind it is, and from what year. I think it is from 1695, but if anyone has a clue, I would greatly appreciate it. Also, if anyone knows what it is worth, I am curious too! Here are some pictures of it!.

 

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Welcome to the forum! But for some reason your pictures did not make it here ... Could you attach them again?

Christian

 

Old Coin

I am attaching the pictures again of a coin my Mom got from my grandmother. We would like to know where it came from, and maybe how much it is worth! IF anyone can help up us with this, we would greatly appreciate it!

 

I live in the DFW area, does anyone know of a place I can take the coin to for them to take a look at it?

 

GDJMSP,this coin is actually from Denmark,as the word,'Danske' is
present in the legend.As to which King Frederik or King Christian whose reign it belongs to,I cannot tell.

Aidan.

 

Doug,does the coin in question have the crossed hammers mintmark? If it does,then it is definitely a coin struck at Kongsberg.Copenhagen mint coins usually have a heart (at least on the modern ones).

Aidan.

 

brandi...there are a great number of knowledgable folks on here that I'm sure will be able to help you figure out your mystery. However, I am also in the DFW area and will PM you the contact info of a couple of dealers here in our area as well.

Good luck!

Robin

 

Doug,I haven't got a Krause to hand,as I am currently in an Internet cafe using a borrowed computer.

Aidan.

 

That thingie below the "69" of the year is rather two hammers than a heart. So (while I don't know much about coins from those times) I would also say Norway

Christian

 

Those first pics at the top look startlingly like some NASA photos I've seen. Does Krause mention anything about frigid methane seas or polar carbon dioxide frostfields? heh heh.

 

Hi.

I am from MNorway, and this seems like a Norwegian 8 skilling.
It seems like it has the hammers crossed mark on it, wich makes it 100% that it is from Norway.
But I have not seen this type before, and the coin might be valuable and rare, as it is NOT listed anywhere.
I would send a mail to kontakt@oslomynthandel.no to have them check this.
If this a type not seen before, it will be worth a lot, as Norwegian old coins reaches all time high prices now a days.
But if the mintmark is a heart (wich it seems NOT to be) it's a Dansih coin.

Regards
Oyvind

 

I found what appears to be the same coin on ebay.This seller must have it wrong too because the crossed hammers Kongsberg mintmark IS Norwegian as has been stated. http://cgi.ebay.ch/DANEMARK-8-SKILLING-1695_W0QQitemZ8360202313QQcategoryZ26517QQcmdZViewItem

 

Solution found!

Hi again.

Talked with some experts and this is infact NOT a Norwegian coin but a Danish one.

It is not the Kongsberg/Norway crossed hammers symbol on the coin, but something called "glodehaker" and it's used on some few Danish coins.

It looks a lot like the Norwegian crossed hammers but if you take a closer look, it differs some from the crossed hammers.

So, this is a Danish 8 skilling 1695, and unfortunaly not that very rare.

 

Hi Doug,

I don't know about you, but I find Krause very confusing when it comes to this period of Scandinavian coinage. I've come across a few pieces that have designs from one type apparently muled with designs from another. In fact i've come across more from that period in time that weren't in Krause than I have actually found IN Krause. They were all definitely `contemporaneous' with the Krause examples and I suspect genuine. Just not quite what Krause said they should be. I've never been sufficiently motivated to check out any books on Scandinavian coins however to determine exactly what / why / who / whatever. Truth is, maybe i've just got a bunch of counterfeits or maybe Krause has got a lot more work to do to get up to speed on early Scandinavian coinages. I personally suspect the latter but as ever, in the absence of reference i'm not 100% sure either way.

Ian

 

Minted in Altona

Hi.

The "Glodehake" is the mintmark of Altona in Denmark, and looks like the Norwegian crossed hammers. But they do differ in shape, as the "glodehake" has a more sharp edge on it.

 

Most Definately a coin from Norway (hammers mint mark), And possibly a fake.