Greece 1911 2 drachmai

from Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 43226

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 43226 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREECE. 2 Drachmai, 1911. PCGS MS-64. Highly coveted in this near-Gem certified quality, with dusky tone over surfaces that are obviously lustrous and minimally marked upon close inspection. Very exciting as the single finest certified example we've seen offered in auction." This the first two drachmai issued since 1883 and the last one struck in silver. It was accompanied by a one drachma of 1910-11 (KM 60), also minted in Paris.

Recorded mintage: 1,500,000.

Specification: 10 g, 0.835 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-61.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

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