NGC-certified 'Butterfly' Taler Highlights Polish Auction

An impressive selection of European coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) is now being offered in the Antykwariat Numizmatyczny Michal Niemczyk auction. Bidding is already underway for the sale, which is scheduled for September 16, 2023.

The top NGC-certified coin in this auction is a Poland 1733 Taler graded NGC MS 61+ (lot 128), which has a starting price of 130,000 PLN (about $31,000). Augustus II ruled as king of Poland from 1697 to 1706 and again from 1709 until his death in 1733. His coins with the butterfly motif are a mystery to scholars, as there is no particular theory prevailing as to why they were struck.

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Other NGC-certified highlights in this auction include:

• a Danzig 1809M Silver Pattern 1/5 Gulden graded NGC MS 61 (lot 616) with a starting price of 50,000 PLN (about $12,000)
• a Poland 1925 Proba Silver 100 Zlyotch graded NGC MS 62 (lot 583) with a starting price of 40,000 PLN (about $10,000)
• an Austria 1648 Vienna 2 Ducat graded NGC MS 61 (lot 372) with a starting price of 20,000 PLN (about $5,000)
• a Vietnam (1848-83) Annam Gold 3 Tien graded NGC AU Details (lot 465) with a starting price of 20,000 PLN (about $5,000)
• a Western Roman Empire, Ricimer AD 456-472, Gold Solidus graded NGC Ancients Ch XF with 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface (lot 6) with a starting price of 12,000 PLN (about $3,000)
• a Germany 1757 IDB Saxony Taler graded NGC MS 62 (lot 136) with a starting price of 10,000 PLN (about $2,000)
• an Austria 1924 20 Kronen graded NGC MS 66 (lot 381) with a starting price of 6,000 PLN (about $1,000)

Starting prices are provided by the auction house.