Danzig 1538 3 groschen

Stephen Album sale 50, lot 3230

Elbing, Danzig and Thorn in the sixteenth century

This specimen was lot 3230 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $156. The catalog description^[1] noted, "POLAND: Sigismund I, 1506-1548, AR 3 groschen, a scarce and desirable variety, XF, S, ex Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection." This type was struck 1535-46 in Danzig ("CIVI GENDANEN") for the king of Poland.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.7 g, silver, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 2.64 g.

Catalog reference: Gumowski-571, Kopicki-7332.

Source:

• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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