The last circulating sixpence in the history of the city of Elblag.
Very rare, as contrary to catalog assessments it is clearly the rarer of the two vintages of the Elblag August sixpences. This is confirmed, among other things, by our archive, where we have had the 1762 vintage 14 times throughout our history, while we are offering the 1763 for only the third time, and the present piece is the finest of the two.
In its more than 250 years of operation, the Elblag mint only minted sixpences for four years! The first time was during the reign of Sigismund I the Old (1535-1536), waiting more than 200 years for the next sixpence. Their issuance took place in the last years of the reign of Augustus III Sas. This was the city's response to the flooding of Poland with sub-value, counterfeit Prussian coinage. By a decision of the City Council, the mint resumed operations in 1760. At first minting only shekels, it was expanded in subsequent vintages to include higher denominations.
The first sixpences were minted in 1762, and their issuance ended just a year later, due to the death of King August III. In 1763, a coin was struck for circulation, with the initials of Justin Karl Schröder, as well as trial pieces with the initials of his successor (Friedrich Ludwig Stieber).
