Dozens of NGC-certified Coins Could Realize Six Figures in September Bruun Collection Auction

A jaw-dropping group of rare Scandinavian coins that are graded by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) are being presented in an upcoming auction. More than 30 coins are expected to realize prices over $100,000 as Stack's Bowers Galleries presents The L.E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I, which will be held September 14, 2014. Bidding is already underway.

The top lot in the auction is the Norway (1661) 2 Speciedaler graded NGC AU 58 (lot 1217), which has an estimate of €500,000 to €750,000 (about $550,000 to $825,000). This silver coin celebrates Norway's vow of allegiance to the king of Denmark, which was made at Akershus, a fortress in Oslo depicted on the reverse of the coin. This coin is believed to be unique in private hands.

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Another top highlight of the collection is the Denmark 1496 Noble graded NGC AU 55 (lot 1001). This is the first gold coin struck by Denmark and the first dated coin from the Danish Kingdom, and it is also unique in private hands, according to Stack's Bowers Galleries. It has an estimate of €300,000 to €600,000 (about $330,000 to $660,000).

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Lars Emil Bruun, a Danish entrepreneur who made his fortune in butter and real estate, amassed a collection of 20,000 pieces from Denmark and other Scandinavian countries. He ordered his amazing collection to be set aside for 100 years after his death to serve as a replacement for the one owned by the Danish government, in case it was lost or destroyed. Now that a century has passed, the collection is being presented in a series of auctions, with the proceeds benefitting his heirs.

Other top highlights from the first sale of the Bruun Collection include:

• a Norway 1656 FG 4 Speciedaler graded NGC AU 55 (lot 1196), which has an estimate of €300,000 to €400,000 (about $330,000 to $440,000)

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• a Norway 1680 PG 4 Speciedalers graded NGC MS 61 (lot 1224), which has an estimate of €250,000 to €350,000 (about $275,000 to $385,000)

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• a Denmark 1608 3 Goldgulden graded NGC MS 62 (lot 1021), which has an estimate of €200,000 to €300,000 (about $220,000 to $330,000)

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• a Denmark 1623 Gluckstadt 10 Ducats graded NGC AU 53 (lot 1029), which has an estimate of €200,000 to €300,000 (about $220,000 to $330,000)

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• a Norway 1546 Solvgylden graded NGC AU Details (lot 1174), which has an estimate of €200,000 to €300,000 (about $220,000 to $330,000)

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• a Norway 1660 FG Ducat graded NGC AU Details (lot 1202), which has an estimate of €200,000 to €300,000 (about $220,000 to $330,000)

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• a Denmark 1689 GS Gold 4 Mark graded NGC MS 61 (lot 1111), which has an estimate of €150,000 to €250,000 (about $165,000 to $275,000)

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• a Norway 1650 PG 3 Speciedaler graded NGC AU Details (lot 1187), which has an estimate of €200,000 to €250,000 (about $220,000 to $275,000)

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• a Norway 1657 FG 3 Speciedaler graded NGC AU Details (lot 1199), which has an estimate of €200,000 to €250,000 (about $220,000 to $275,000)

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• an undated Norway 2 Ducats graded NGC MS 61 (lot 1230), which has an estimate of €200,000 to €250,000 (about $220,000 to $275,000)

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• an undated Denmark 10 Ducats graded NGC AU 58 (lot 1050), which has an estimate of €150,000 to €200,000 (about $165,000 to $220,000)

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• a Denmark (1668-69) 10 Ducats graded NGC MS 63★ (lot 1096), which has an estimate of €150,000 to €200,000 (about $165,000 to $220,000)

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• a Norway 1665 Ducat graded NGC MS 62 (lot 1213), which has an estimate of €150,000 to €200,000 (about $165,000 to $220,000)

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• a Norway 1673 2 Ducats graded NGC AU 55 (lot 1222), which has an estimate of €150,000 to €200,000 (about $165,000 to $220,000)

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• a Norway 1669 FG Ducat graded NGC MS 62 (lot 1216), which has an estimate of €140,000 to €180,000 (about $154,000 to $198,000)

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• a Norway 1644 PG 4 Speciedaler graded NGC AU Details (lot 1183), which has an estimate of €130,000 to €160,000 (about $143,000 to $176,000)

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• a Norway 1673 2 Ducats graded NGC AU 58 (lot 1221), which has an estimate of €130,000 to €160,000 (about $143,000 to $176,000)

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• a Denmark 1659 10 Ducats graded NGC AU 55 (lot 1069), which has an estimate of €100,000 to €150,000 (about $110,000 to $165,000)

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• a Danish East India Company 1671 2 Speciedaler graded NGC MS 63 (lot 1100), which has an estimate of €100,000 to €150,000 (about $110,000 to $165,000)

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• a Denmark 1611 Rose Noble graded NGC AU 58★ (lot 1022), which has an estimate of €90,000 to €130,000 (about $99,000 to $143,000)

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• a Danish Asiatic Company Piastre graded NGC MS 62 (lot 1152), which has an estimate of €80,000 to €120,000 (about $88,000 to $132,000)

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• a Norway 1651 FG 2 Speciedaler graded NGC AU 53 (lot 1190), which has an estimate of €100,000 to €120,000 (about $110,000 to $132,000)

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• a Norway 1656 FG 2 Speciedaler graded NGC MS 62 (lot 1197), which has an estimate of €100,000 to €120,000 (about $110,000 to $132,000)

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• a Norway 1656 FG Half Speciedaler graded NGC AU 58 (lot 1198), which has an estimate of €100,000 to €120,000 (about $110,000 to $132,000)

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• a Norway 1684 Gold Mark graded NGC MS 61 (lot 1225), which has an estimate of €80,000 to €120,000 (about $88,000 to $132,000)

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• a Norway 1660 FG 2 Speciedaler graded NGC MS 61 (lot 1203), which has an estimate of €90,000 to €110,000 (about $99,000 to $121,000)

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• a Norway 1664 FG 2 Speciedaler graded NGC MS 61 (lot 1210), which has an estimate of estimate: €90,000 to €110,000 (about $99,000 to $121,000)

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• a Denmark 1704 5 Ducats graded NGC MS 63 PL (lot 1127), which has an estimate of €80,000 to €100,000 (about $88,000 to $110,000)

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• a Norway 1654 FG 2 Speciedaler graded NGC AU 58 (lot 1194), which has an estimate of €80,000 to €100,000 (about $88,000 to $110,000)

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Estimates are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.