Courland (15)99 3 groschen
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This specimen was lot 47119 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $630. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Courland. 3 Groszy, (15)99. Mitau Mint. Wilhelm Kettler. PCGS EF-45. From the Collection of Kazmier Wysocki, former mayor of Hackensack, New Jersey." This type was struck 1598-1600. Wikipedia comments, "Wilhelm Kettler (1574-1640) was the Duke of Courland, a Baltic German region in today's Latvia. He ruled the western Courland portion of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, while his brother Friedrich ruled the eastern Semigallia portion."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.23 g, silver, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-4; Kop-4044.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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