Greece 1930 5 drachmai
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This specimen was lot 24006 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREECE. 5 Drachmai, 1930. London Mint. PCGS MS-65. A well struck and untoned Gem with soft luster." This one year type was minted in sufficient quantity as to be common today. The Brussels product differs slightly on the reverse from the London issue. The first Greek republic, founded in 1924, was overthrown by a military coup in 1935.
Recorded mintage: 23,500,000 (London) plus 1,500,000 (Brussels).
Specification: 10 g, nickel, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-71.1 (London) or 71.2 (Brussels).
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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