Poland 1664-AT 30 groszy

Stack's Bowers May 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 32635

This specimen was lot 32635 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "POLAND. Gulden, 1664-AT. John II Casimir. NGC EF-40. Displaying only limited signs of handling and circulation, this alluring Gulden is nicely detailed." This denomination is listed in the SCWC as simultaneously a gulden or a third thaler or a tympf. It was struck 1661-66 and weighs about one fourth of a thaler whereas the traditional tympf (18 groszy) weighed about a fifth of a thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-120; Gum-1770.

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 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• 1663-AT 30 groszy (gulden)
• Thorn 1664-HDL 2 ducats Fr-59 Jan Casimir
• 1664-AT double ducat, Jan Casimir
• Coins and currency dated 1664