Poland 1600-IFI 3 groschen

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Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 75299
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This specimen was lot 75299 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $129. The catalog description[1] noted, "POLAND. 3 Groschen (Trojak), 1600-IF. Olkusz Mint. Sigismund III. PCGS MS-61. From the Collection of Kazmier Wysocki, former mayor of Hackensack, New Jersey." This type was struck 1591-1600 at Olkusz, in the south of Poland. KM 6, struck 1601-07, has the king's bust facing left and was probably struck at Cracow.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.0-2.5 g, silver, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-23; Kop-1148.

Source:

  • 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, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

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