Vast coin collection of Danish magnate going on sale a century after his death

Vicken Yegparian, vice president of numismatics, Stack’s Bowers Galleries, holds a golden coin once belonging to the collection of Danish king, Frederik VII, now part of LE Bruun’s collection, in Zealand, Denmark (James Brooks/AP)

The vast coin collection of a Danish butter magnate is set to finally go on sale a century after his death, and could fetch up to 72 million dollars (£57.4 million).

Lars Emil Bruun, also known as LE Bruun, stipulated in his will that his 20,000-piece collection be safeguarded for 100 years before being sold.