Danzig 1618-SB 1/4 thaler
The first specimen was lot 34644 in Heritage sale 3082 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $810. The catalog description[1] noted, "Poland: Danzig. Sigismund III Ort (1/4 Taler) 1618-SB MS63 NGC. Fully struck portrait and devices, a trace of golden toning accenting the otherwise untoned surface." The second specimen was lot 72571 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $720. The catalog description[2] noted, "POLAND. Danzig. 1/4 Taler (Ort), 1618 SB. Sigismund III. NGC MS-62. A nicely preserved example of the type seldom encountered in this high state of preservation. Boasting a bold strike and lightly toned lustrous surfaces with a good eye appeal." The third specimen was lot 2135 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $252. The catalog description[3] noted, "Poland: Danzig. Ort, 1618-SB. Sigismund III, 1587-1632. Sharply struck, lustrous and toned. PCGS graded AU-55." This type was struck 1617-21 with various mintmasters and is not rare. An ort = ¼ thaler = 18 groszy.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-14; Gum-1386.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Online Auction 3082, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
- [3]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.
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