https://archive.ph/Jc1vS https://archive.ph/Jc1vS > .. he decided to frame his collection as a sort of backup to the Royal Danish Collection of Coins and Medal

https://archive.ph/Jc1vS https://archive.ph/Jc1vS > .. he decided to frame his collection as a sort of backup to the Royal Danish Collection of Coins and Medals, “as a redundancy and a protection against something happening to the existing collection,” says Brian Kendrella, president of Stack’s Bowers. Bruun decided that after 100 years, if the national collection had remained intact, it would be safe to sell his own collection at public auction. Proceeds were willed to his direct heirs.