Danzig 1617-SA 1/4 thaler
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This specimen was lot 45606 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "POLAND. Danzig. Ort (1/4 Taler), 1617-SA. Danzig Mint. Sigismund III. PCGS AU-55 Gold Shield. A well struck Ort with sharp detail throughout, pleasing gray toning, and a slightly off-centered strike that does not cut any part of the peripheral legend." This type was struck 1617-21 with various mintmasters and is not rare. An ort = ¼ thaler = ten groszy.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-14; Gum-1385.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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