Danzig 1658-DL ducat Fr-24
This specimen was lot 4401 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $22,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "A Rare Choice 1658 Ducat of John Casimir, POLAND. Danzig. Ducat, 1658. John Casimir. PCGS MS-62. Mintmaster's initials are those of Daniel Lesse who served at Danzig between 1656-1685. Absolutely phenomenal, this RARE example of a John Casimir Ducat is among the finest ever graded. It is the best example that PCGS has ever certified, and is tied with several NGC examples for the second best, with one grading higher at MS-63. Playing host to a crisp strike, the rich detail in the portrait of John Casimir is well illuminated. An almost cameo nature besets this specimen, with dark and entrancing fields. There is some light marking in the fields that is almost impossible to see with the naked eye, and that does nothing to detract from the stunning eye appeal of this coin. From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection." This type was struck 1658-63 and accompanied a double ducat (Fr-22).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-24; KM-41.2; H-C-2104; Kop-7659 (R4).
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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