Greece 1831 lepton

Heritage sale 3073, lot 33244

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 33244 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $780. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Greece. John Kapodistrias Lepton 1831 AU58 Brown NGC. Expressing a glossiness and clarity of strike quite unusual for this early series. From the Engelen Collection of World Coinage." After wresting her independence from the Turks, Greece was established as a republic under John Capodistrias. This regime lasted until 1831, during which time copper one, five, ten and twenty lepta were issued. All are scarce.

Recorded mintage: 612,000.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM 9.

Source:

• Jean-Paul Divo, Modern Greek Coins, 1828-1968. Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman NV, 1968.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

Link to:

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