Lithuania 1549 1/2 groschen

from the Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72566

This specimen was lot 72566 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $132. The catalog description^[1] noted, "POLAND. Lithuania. 1/2 Groschen, 1549. Vilnius Mint. Sigismund II August. PCGS MS-62. Mostly steel gray, this near choice specimen presents some darker toning as one approaches the peripheries."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Ivanauskas-4SA40-12.

Source:

• ^[1]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.

Link to:

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