Greece 1978 100 drachmai

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73565

This specimen was lot 73565 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREECE. 100 Drachmai, 1978. NGC PROOF-67 Cameo. KM-121. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Bank of Greece. This wonderfully minty proof issue displays striking reflectivity and a subtle iridescent tone." There doesn't seem to be any consistency in the plural of drachma; On this coin, it is drachmai (ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ); on others, it is drachmes (ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ).

Recorded mintage: 25,000.

Specification: 13 g, 0.650 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-159.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.

Link to:

• 1979 10,000 drachmes, entry into the Common Market
• 1982 5 ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ (drachmes)
• Coins and currency dated 1978