Poland 1811-IB 3 grosze

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from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 76132
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This specimen was lot 76132 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for $105. The catalog description[1] noted, "POLAND. 3 Grosze, 1811-IB. Warsaw Mint. Friedrich August I. PCGS EF-40." The Grand Duchy of Warsaw was created by Napoleon and granted to his ally, King Frederick August I of Saxony, who held it from 1807 to 1815. This type was struck 1810-14 and has a low catalog value. Poland returned to Russian rule after the Congress of Vienna.

Recorded mintage: 5,478,884 including mintmaster IS.

Specification: 8.6 g, copper, 26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-C82.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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