Thorn 1661-HDL ducat Fr-60
This specimen was lot 31280 in Heritage Sale 3115 (Chicago, May 2024), where it sold for $15,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "Poland: Thorn. Johann II Casimir gold Ducat 1661/0-HDL AU55 PCGS, Thorn mint. A handsome and golden city-issue seen with less frequency than issues from its northern neighbor, Danzig. Possessing a satisfying, mellowed patina across decidedly mark-free surfaces, but precluded from a higher assignment by the dispersal of light friction. A fine offering that rarely surfaces at auction. Ex. Fernand David Collection. Ex. Heritage Auctions #3102 (November 2022, Lot 31164)." This type was struck 1649-61, 1666-67, and all dates are rare. Thorn, a German city on the Vistula river in Poland, issued an extensive series of gold coins.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.40 g.
Catalog reference: cf. KM 33 (overdate unlisted), Fr-60, Kop-8355.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2024 May 8 - 10 CSNS World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction #3115, featuring the Ezen Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2024.
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