Greece 1874-A drachma
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This specimen was lot 73551 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREECE. Drachma, 1874-A. Paris Mint. George I. PCGS AU-55. A wonderful example, the present specimen delivers a sparkling luster and strong details throughout all beneath an entrancing coating of vivid rainbow color." 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: 2,249,000.
Specification: 5 g, 0.835 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-38.
- 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, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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