1586 POLAND -- LIVONIA - RIGA 3 Groschen
STEPHEN BATHORY ( 1576 - 1586 ) POLISH - LITHUANIAN COMMONWEALTH
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1586 POLAND - ,, 3 '' GROSCHEN - ,, 3 '' GROSARG - TROJAK - SILVER
1576 - 1586 KING OF POLAND AND GRAND DUKE OF LITHUANIA
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FEATURES
King STEPHEN BATHORY ( 1576 - 1586 )
Issuer Polish - Lithuanian Commonwealth
Value Trojak ,, 3 '' groschen
Composition Silver
Shape Round
Diameter 21 mm
Weight 2.3 - 2.5 g.
Born 27 SEPTEMBER 1533
Dead 12 DECEMBER 1586
References Kopicki -- Gumowski
OBVERSE - Script Latin
Lettering : 1586 III GROS* ARG* TRIP * CIVI * RI * GE
REVERSE -Script Latin
Lettering : CROWN * HEAD STEP * D * G * R * E * X * PD
year of issue : 1586
King : STEPHEN BATHORY
Country of origin : Poland - RIGA
Certification : NGC Numismatic Guaranty Company
Composition : Silver
Grade : NGC - AU - Details
Certification number : 2946430-028
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THIS COIN WAS PURCHASED AT AN ONLINE AUCTION 35 YEARS AGO FROM ,, COLOSSEUM COIN EXCHANGE INC. '' . HAZLET NEW JERSEY 07730 AND HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED SINCE.
COIN HAS A BEAUTIFUL PATINA , AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT , LIKE MANY OTHER COINS SENT TO ,, NGC '' WAS GRADED AS ,, CLEANED ''
VARIOUS THEORIES EXIST , BUT IT 'S DIFFICULT TO ACCUSE A COMPANY LIKE ,, NGC '' OF ANYTHING IMPROPER ( WRONGDOING )
Grading completed at NGC on December 2025