Romania 1900 2 lei

Heritage sale 3038, lot 36166

This specimen was lot 36166 in Heritage sale 3038 (Dallas, January 2015), where it sold for $1,527.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Carol I 2 Lei 1900 MS62 NGC, Light patina with a wonderful eye appeal. Quite scarce." This type of 1894 and 1900-01 was accompanied by one (KM 26), two (KM 27), five, ten, twenty and fifty bani (KM 23) and one leu (KM 24). This is the scarcest denomination of the group.

Recorded mintage: 87,279.

Specification: 10 g, 0.835 fine silver, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-25.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3038, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.

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