DENMARK. 20 Kroner, 1910. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik VIII. NGC PROOF-68 Cameo.
Fr-297; KM-810; Hede-1; Sieg-2; Schou-1; Bruun-8436. Weight: 8.96 gms. Mintmaster: Vilhelm Burchard Poulsen (VBP). Engraver: Knud Gunnar Jensen (GJ). Falling a mere two points short of perfection, this tremendous proof offering delivers a visual intensity with which very few even ultra-modern issues can compete, much less a proof from the beginning of the twentieth century. The details are executed at a level of precision perhaps even beyond what one might expect from a proof strike, with these being topped with a gentle coat of frost. The rims are well delineated, and the soft reflectivity in the fields provides a nice contrast and confirms the Cameo designation. Approaching the top of both the Seldon scale, and the scale of desirability in this most exultant of grades.
From the L. E. Bruun Collection.

Estimate: $7000