Danzig 1659-DL ducat Fr-24

from the Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 4402

Thorn and Danzig in 1648

This specimen was lot 4402 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $31,200. The catalog description^[1] noted, "1659 Ducat of John Casimir, The Only Example of the Type Certified, POLAND. Danzig. Ducat, 1659. John Casimir. PCGS MS-62+. Mintmasters initials are those of Daniel Lesse, who served at the Danzig Mint from 1656-1685. This excessively RARE Ducat is the only example to have ever been certified by PCGS or NGC, and is a virtual unknown to the secondary auction market this century outside of one graffitied example from a Polish house. This example is set apart by the strength of luster that gives a glistening sparkle, that is largely uninterrupted by contact. The design elements are well endowed with detail resultant from a strong strike. No waviness is present on the planchet with is a sometimes common occurrence. A piece that deserves a special place in the finest of collections. From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection." This type was struck 1658-63 and accompanied a double ducat (Fr-22).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-24; H-C-9810 (R4); Kop-7660 (R4).

Source:

• 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.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1658-DL ducat
• 1658-DL double ducat
• 1660-DL ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1659