Greece 1869-BB 2 lepta
This specimen was lot 7395 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $528. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREECE. 2 Lepton, 1869-BB. Strasbourg Mint. George I. PCGS MS-64 Red Brown. A well struck up little near-Gem, with abundant bright mint red in the fields that nicely contrasts with the raised devices." This type is listed for 1869 only and is one of the few issues of nineteenth century Greece that is common. This product of the Strasbourg mint was accompanied by bronze two, five and ten lepta, all struck to French standards. King George ruled 1863-1913. The two lepta of 1878 used an older head of the king.
Recorded mintage: 7,482,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 2 g, copper.
Catalog reference: KM-41.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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