Greece 1894-A 20 lepta

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Heritage sale 3064, lot 33181
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This specimen was lot 33181 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $408. The catalog description[1] noted, "George I 20 Lepta 1894-A MS64 PCGS, Paris mint. Copper-nickel issue. Just a three year type and an important acquisition in a Greek type collection." This type was struck 1893-95 and is common. It was accompanied by ten and five lepta.

Recorded mintage: 4,752,000.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 57.

Source:

  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
  • 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.

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