US auction house opens in Copenhagen to sell 500-million-kroner Danish coin collection

The sale of the Danish butter tycoon Lars Emil Bruun’s unique coin collection starts in September in the Odd-Fellow Palæet in Copenhagen. It’s expected to attract coin collectors from all over the world.

The seven rare Nordic coins purchased by the National Museum from Lars Emil Bruun’s vast collection, which is going up for auction 100 years after his death. Photo: Nationalmuseet.

The renowned American coin auction company Stack’s Bowers Galleries is opening a branch in Copenhagen specifically to handle the sale of the Danish tycoon Lars Emil Bruun’s unique collection of nearly 20,000 coins, worth an estimated DKK 500 million.“We are pleased to announce our strategic expansion to serve our European clients and support our multi-year […]


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