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[[Image:Prussia 1529 groschen obv G75-4209.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg sale 75, lot 4209]]
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[[Image:Elbing 1525.JPG|450px|thumb|Elbing, Danzig and Thorn in the sixteenth century]]

This specimen was lot 4209 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $104. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|German]] States - [[German States, Prussia|Prussia]]. Groschen, 1529. Sigismund I. Bust right. Lustrous. NGC graded AU-53." The kingdom of [[Poland]] came under the rule of the king of Sweden, Sigismund III, in 1587. He converted to Roman Catholicism to accept the Polish crown, which caused the Swedish diet to depose him. He invaded Sweden in an attempt to reclaim his throne but was unsuccessful. The expenses of the war damaged and weakened the Polish monarchy, but the main source of Polish weakness was the greed and selfishness of the Polish nobility.

According to Wikipedia, "Albert of Prussia (17 May 1490 – 20 March 1568) was the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, who after converting to Lutheranism, became the first monarch of the Duchy of Prussia, the secularized state that emerged from the former Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights. Albert was the first European ruler to establish Protestantism as the official state religion of his lands. He proved instrumental in the political spread of Protestantism in its early stage, ruling the Prussian lands for nearly six decades (1510–1568)."

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver.

''Catalog reference:'' Saurma-5664.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Jason Villareal and Steven Harvey, ''Goldberg Sale 75: the pre-Long Beach Sale,'' Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

''Link to:''
* [[Poland 1508 1/2 groschen]]
* [[Poland 1528 3 groschen]]
* [[Prussia 1530 groschen]]
* [[Prussia 1535 3 groschen]]
* [[Danzig 1536 3 groschen]]
* [[Poland 1580 grosz]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1529]]
* return to coins of [[Poland]]

[[Category:Selections from Goldberg sale 75]]

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 ''Link to:''
 * [[Poland 1508 1/2 groschen]]
 * [[Poland 1528 3 groschen]]
 * [[Prussia 1530 groschen]]

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 [[Image:Elbing 1525.JPG|450px|thumb|Elbing, Danzig and Thorn in the sixteenth century]]
-This specimen was lot 4209 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $104. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|German]] States - [[German States, Prussia|Prussia]]. Groschen, 1529. Sigismund I. Bust right. Lustrous. NGC graded AU-53." The kingdom of [[Poland]] came under the rule of the king of Sweden, Sigismund III, in 1587. He converted to Roman Catholicism to accept the Polish crown, which caused the Swedish diet to depose him. He invaded Sweden in an attempt to reclaim his throne but was unsuccessful. The expenses of the war damaged and weakened the Polish monarchy, but the main source of Polish weakness was the greed and selfishness of the Polish nobility.
+This specimen was lot 4209 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $104. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|German]] States - [[German States, Prussia|Prussia]]. Groschen, 1529. Sigismund I. Bust right. Lustrous. NGC graded AU-53." The kingdom of [[Poland]] came under the rule of the king of Sweden, Sigismund III, in 1587. He converted to Roman Catholicism to accept the Polish crown, which caused the Swedish diet to depose him. He invaded Sweden in an attempt to reclaim his throne but was unsuccessful. The expenses of the war damaged and weakened the Polish monarchy, but the main source of Polish weakness was the greed and selfishness of the Polish nobility. This type was struck 1528-35 and should probably be filed under Poland, as the margrave of Prussia struck his own [[Prussia 1535 groschen|groschen]].
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
-''Specification:'' silver.
+''Specification:'' 2.06 g, silver.
-''Catalog reference:'' Saurma-5664.
+''Catalog reference:'' Kopicki 3083, Saurma-5664.
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