1586 Poland 3 Groschen AU Details - Evaluation?

Thank you @Spence!

Indeed, some 3 Groschen go for these prices. Though I am yet to see this iteration of the Posen mint out there. Would be great if this post gets to some Polish coin enthusiasts, I know they are out here :D

Kind regards,
Madalin

Lovely early Sigismund trojak!

Incorrectly attributed by NGC. It should be Olkusz mint, not Poznan. Iger O.88.8b.

I will see if I can find an auction result. I think @spence has probably got the price range correct.

Edit:
Lower grade: https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?lot...lot&sid=2791
Comparable?: https://wcn.pl/archive/184766?q=trojak+1588+Olkusz

So, the value is probably at the high end of the range given previously, maybe $250 or even a bit higher? It's a good strike, strong portrait, almost no weak areas at all. Very attractive example, and 1588s are less common than later dates.

In my opinion you will get the best price selling it through one of the the large Polish auction houses, where there is highest demand for high grade trojaks:
Warszawskie Centrum Numizmatyczne(WCN): https://www.wcn.pl
MIchal Niemczyk: https://www.niemczyk.pl
Gabinet Numizmatyczne Damian Marciniak: https://www.facebook.com/MarciniakAukcje/
Salon Numizmatczny Mateusz Wojcicki (SNMW): https://www.snmw.pl

Niemczyk sells a lot of slabbed trojaks. WCN sells mostly raw coins. I have done a lot of business (buying) with WCN and I like them. They have the lowest selling fee on the buying side (12%), so maybe the fees for sellers are also low?
But if a buyer is trying to fill a hole in their trojak collection with a high grade coin, they are probably shopping the Niemczyk auctions.

I hope that helps, and good luck.