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[[Image:Greece H3073-33251o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3073, lot 33251]]
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This specimen was lot 33251 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $660. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Greece. Othon 2 Lepta 1833 MS65 Brown PCGS. An incredibly strong strike and beautiful chestnut patina with lustrous hues of gunmetal blue." This type was struck 1832-42. This specimen realized one third of the catalog value. King Otto, originally a Bavarian princeling, fell foul of the local politicians and was forced to abdicate in 1863. 

''Recorded mintage:'' 470,000.

''Specification:'' copper. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 14. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Jean-Paul Divo, ''Modern Greek Coins, 1828-1968.'' Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman NV, 1968.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Greece 1832 2 lepta|1832 2 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta)]]
* [[Greece 1833 lepton|1833 ΛΕΠΤON (lepton)]]
* [[Greece 1833 5 lepta|1833 5 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta)]]
* [[Greece 1833 10 lepta|1833 10 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta)]]
* [[Greece 1833 1/4 drachma|1833-A ¼ drachma]]
* [[Greece 1833 1/2 drachma|1833-A ½ drachma]]
* [[Greece 1833 drachma|1833 drachma]]
* [[Greece 1833-A drachma|1833-A drachma]]
* [[Greece 1833 5 drachmai|1833 5 drachmai]]
* [[Greece 1833-A 5 drachmai|1833-A 5 drachmai]]
* [[Greece 1833 20 drachmai|1833 20 drachmai]]
* [[Greece 1837 2 lepta|1837 2 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta)]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1833]]
* return to coins of [[Greece]]

[[Category: Selections from Heritage sale 3073]]