The Priciest World Coin of all Time! 1621 100 Ducats

Well in the CNG auction that just concluded a Polish 100 Ducat 1621 coin sold for well over the $2 million mark which I think establishes a new unprecedented benchmark.

Read more about it here!

https://coinweek.com/world-coins/th...s-the-most-expensive-polish-coin-ever-minted/

 

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Strange you should post that. About an hour ago I got a message from a friend in Poland. He has no interest in coins but knows I do. He posted a link from a very different source about exactly this coin. It was minted in his home town.

https://exclusivecoins.blogspot.com/2017/08/553-king-sigismund-iii-vasa-100-gold.html

 

Actually no, a Mughal Empire AV 1000 Mohurs from Jahangir was bid upto 10 Million US in 1987=in todays $ $30 Million. The 10 million was fefused as too low by consignor. This coin weighs 35 pounds!
John

 

That transaction never actually happened, so it doesn't count.

 

Well OK...
But over 6 Million for Umayyad AV Dinar at Morton and Eden Auction 2011

 

Would you mind providing another link to the webpage? The url you posted appears to be down

 

Hahaha you caught me Panzerman. You are right. But I think this holds the title for second place which I think is still impressive. Unless you can prove me wrong again

 

Sorry. I missed the final letter l. I fixed it.

 

Yes, when you check wikepedia most expensive coins/most are US. However for some reason, only a few World coins made that top ten. The Umayyad Caliphate AV Dinar got 6+Million/ but a 1898 South Africa AV Pond fetched 4 million. I think there were coins that probably were unknown to wikepedia. Like some ultra rare Roman aurei/ Transylvanian 100 Dukaten/ Venetian 105 Dukaten/ Mughal 200 AV Mohur Shah Jahan/ 100 Mohurs/ 500 Mohurs.....
You could spend all of Warren Buffets $ on rare coins in one year!
John
PS: I rather have that Poland 100 Dukaten 1621/ then any of the coins that made the top 10

 

I am under the impression that Australia's 1 ton gold coin holds the record for the most expensive coin / bullion value at 50+ million dollars. Whether that was sold or not is another question.

 

It's just the highest-priced Polish coin and a world record for this coin, see here...

A copy sold in the Classical Numismatic Group Triton XXI auction on January 10, 2018 is probably the finest of all copies known of this coin. Previously sold in 2008 Stack’s sale (Kroisos Collection) with the realized price of $1,380,000, incl. Buyer’s Premium fee, became the highest price to date for the World coin. Through past appearances this coin was sold for $2,160,000, incl. Buyer’s Premium fee, hitting this way a new historical record for the World coin and became the most expensive Polish coin ever minted.

 

Exactly true. I think that there are going to be more and more records broken. As far as the Australian 1 ton coin, other then its gold value, definately not a numismatic item, ugly too. Some prices are unrealistic like the 1933 Double Eagle (15 known and counting) There is a fantastic Michael Apafi 1677 100 Dukaten from Transylvania (2known) that is in mint state.....if I had the $/ that would be on my dream list. Most be fun to be that rich.

 

I remember reading that the Emperor Jahangir had two examples struck. He gave one to his wife (keep her from nagging) and the other to his court jester Had I been his lawn/garden caretaker....maybe I would have gotten one too! I do a pretty good job.

 

Yes, for the 1000/500/200/100 Mohurs/ unless you were buying a house back then.
For the Dukat coinage, which went from the wee 1/32 upto 105/ probably the bigger coins 20 Dukaten and higher were for presentation. The 10 Dukaten and under for commerce. The 1/32/1/16/1/12 would have been for going to the local fruit/vegetable market.Hopefully, you had no pockets with HOLES

 

That coin had a mintage of TWO. The one that was on display in Germany was stolen and has most likely been cut apart and melted for scrap. .

 

To the best of my knowledge the stolen coin was not 1 ton, but 100 kg. See here: https://globalnews.ca/news/3592098/canadian-gold-coin-german-police-arrest/ I saw it in Bode Museum.

The 1 ton specimen looks different http://www.perthmint.com.au/1-tonne-gold-coin.aspx

 

That was a Canadian gold coin.....expensive "scrape" eh?

 

Thanks for the correction on the coin's origin. My statement regarding what I think happened to the stolen coin stands.