Danzig 1668-DL ducat Fr-24
This specimen was lot 41178 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $9,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "POLAND. Danzig. Ducat, 1668. Danzig Mint. John Casimir. PCGS Genuine--Mount Removed, AU Details. A RARE Ducat of John Casimir; we could not locate any sales record for this final date of the issue. Metal movement in some areas of the peripheries and a plug at 12 o'clock point to the noted mount removal, but this elusive coin retains a great portrait and satisfying detail throughout. From the Collection of Kazmier Wysocki, former mayor of Hackensack, New Jersey." This type was struck 1666-68 and was the last ducat struck for this unhappy ruler, whose reign was marked by religious feuds, foreign invasion and Cossack revolts. On Jan's abdication in 1668, nobleman Michael Korybut (r. 1666-73) was elected to the throne.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.41 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-24; KM-41.2; Kop-7672 (R4).
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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