The Bydgoszcz Mint was a mint in Bydgoszcz , Poland . It primarily operated during the 17th century, and it was one of the most important mints in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during this time. According to CoinWeek , coins minted by the Bydgoszcz Mint have set auction records in the 21st century and are some of the most valuable coins known.
2-455: The city of Bydgoszcz received minting rights in the 14th century due to location privilege [ pl ] . However, coin production only began in 1594 under the auspices of a private mint. The facilities of the early mint were on Mill Island , and the mint gradually grew to occupy a substantial portion of the island. The mint eventually transitioned from a private to a royal mint and produced coins depicting King Sigismund Vasa . Some of
4-753: The coins produced were grosz , thalers , and ducats . The mint ceased operation in 1688, and most of the original buildings were gone by 1774. According to CoinWeek and Stack's Bowers , the royal mint at Bydgoszcz produced gold coins denominated as 100 ducats to commemorate the Polish victory over the Turkish army at Khotyn . Samuel Ammon [ pl ] engraved the dies for the 100-ducat coin. In 2008, one example set an auction record for non-U.S. coins when it sold for $ 1,380,000. In 2018, another set another record when it sold for $ 2,160,000. Fourteen examples of this coin are known to exist. According to Barron's ,
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