Greece 1985 10000 drachmes
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This specimen was lot 74217 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREECE. 10000 Drachmas, 1985. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Commemorating the United Nations 'Decade for Women'. A bright and attractive Proof with hard mirrored fields." This coin is listed in the SCWC as a 10,000 drachmes, which appears to match how it is spelled on the coin. We forgive the auctioneers' error as the spelling is not consistent from issue to issue.
Recorded mintage: 2,835 proofs.
Specification: 7.13 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.2063 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-30; KM-149.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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