Lars Emil Bruun, a Danish butter magnate known as L.E. Bruun, amassed a vast coin collection of 20,000 pieces. A century after his death, as per his will, the collection will finally be sold and is expected to fetch up to $72 million. Deeply affected by World War I, Bruun intended the collection to serve as a financial reserve for Denmark in the event of another conflict. The sale of this extraordinary collection holds significant historical and numismatic value.

May 13, 2024 at 11:03 pm

A century after the death of Danish butter magnate Lars Emil Bruun, his vast coin collection, valued at up to $72 million, is finally going on sale. Bruun's will stipulated that his 20,000-piece collection be safeguarded for 100 years before being sold, out of fear that another war might devastate Denmark, as had happened during World War I.

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