Romania 1901 2 lei
This specimen was lot 32202 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $6,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "Romania: Carol I 2 Lei 1901 AU55 NGC. The obvious key of this short-lived series, with a scant 12,000 pieces minted. Though lightly circulated, this is a pleasing example with light grey toning beginning to form. It is worth noting that we sold an example of this date graded AU Details (Surface Hairlines) in 2016 for $7,050." 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: 12,476.
Specification: 10 g, 0.835 fine silver, 27 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-25.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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