Greece 1873-A drachma

Goldberg sale 75, lot 4417

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 4417 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $230. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Greece. Drachma, 1873-A. George I. Lightly toned and lustrous. NGC graded AU-58." This drachma was struck for Greece at the Paris mint 1868, 1873-74 and 1883. It is one of the few Greek silver coins of the nineteenth century which is somewhat available.

Recorded mintage: 1,802,000.

Specification: 5 g, 0.835 fine silver, .134 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-38.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Jason Villareal and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 75: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

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