Poland 1756-EC 18 groszy

Heritage sale 3015, lot 25492

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25492 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $747.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "August III 18 Groszy 1756-EC, MS63 NGC, a choice example with full mint brilliance." Elector Frederick August of Saxony was also king of Poland and issues for the two regions bear a strong resemblance. This type is recorded in various subtypes for 1752-56. This piece, also called a tympf, seems to have been worth about one thirteenth of a thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon.

Catalog reference: KM 148.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3015, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.

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