A CENTURY-OLD TREASURE HAS FINALLY COME TO LIGHT IN COPENHAGEN

NEARLY 100 YEARS AGO, A DANISH BUTTER MAGNATE LEFT BEHIND A 20-THOUSAND-PIECE COLLECTION OF COINS, NOTES AND MEDALS.

A century-old treasure has finally come to light in Copenhagen.

Nearly 100 years ago, a Danish butter magnate left behind a 20-thousand-piece collection of coins, notes and medals.

In his will, Lars Emil Bruun ordered the collection remain hidden for 100 years, to be used only if Denmark’s national coin collection was ever destroyed.

After a century, if the country remained safe, the collection could be sold to benefit his descendants.

Now, the wait is over.

After eight hours of bidding, the first set of coins from Bruun’s collection was sold for 16-point-five-million-dollars.

With more auctions to come, this collection is set to become the most expensive international coin collection ever sold.

The auction house handling the sale, has described it as the most valuable collection of world coins to ever hit the market.

Vicken Yegparian – VP at Stack’s Bowers Galleries

“When I first heard about this collection…this is just the best open secret ever”

Jack Aylmer

The entire collection is insured for more than 72-million-dollars.

Now, as the collection is finally being sold off, collectors from around the world are eager to claim a piece.

More auctions are planned in the coming years, and experts expect Bruun’s collection to continue drawing interest from some of the world’s wealthiest collectors.

For Straight Arrow News, I’m Jack Aylmer

To get our latest stories download the Straight Arrow News app.