Greece 1833 1/4 drachma - Revision history

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - " .900 fine" to " 0.900 fine"

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[[Image:Greece 1833 quarter drachma obv H3030-24400.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3030, lot 24400]]
[[Image:Greece 1833 quarter drachma rev H3030-24400.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 24400 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $1,880. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Othon 1/4 Drachma 1833, MS67 NGC, an incredible little coin with razor sharp details and superb toned luster. Certainly among the finest known and a piece with special eye appeal." This is the most available date of a type struck 1833-34 and 1845-46.

''Recorded mintage:'' 780,000.

''Specification:'' 1.12 g, .900 fine silver, .032 troy oz ASW.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 18.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3029]]

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 * [[Greece 1833 5 drachmai|1833 5 drachmai]]
 * [[Greece 1833-A 5 drachmai|1833-A 5 drachmai]]
-* [[Greece 1833 20 drachma|1833 20 drachmaii]]
+* [[Greece 1833 20 drachmai|1833 20 drachmaii]]
 * [[Greece 1845 1/4 drachma|1845 ¼ drachma]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1833]]

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 This specimen was lot 24400 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $1,880. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Othon 1/4 Drachma 1833, MS67 NGC, an incredible little coin with razor sharp details and superb toned luster. Certainly among the finest known and a piece with special eye appeal." This is the most available date of a type struck 1833-34 and 1845-46.
-Wikipedia comments, "Otto (1815-67) was a Bavarian prince who ruled as King of Greece from the establishment of the monarchy on 27 May 1832, under the Convention of London, until he was deposed on 23 October 1862.
+Wikipedia comments, <blockquote>"Otto (1815-67) was a Bavarian prince who ruled as King of Greece from the establishment of the monarchy on 27 May 1832, under the Convention of London, until he was deposed on 23 October 1862.
-The second son of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto ascended the newly created throne of Greece at age 17. His government was initially run by a three-man regency council made up of Bavarian court officials. Upon reaching his majority, Otto removed the regents when they proved unpopular with the people, and he ruled as an absolute monarch. Eventually his subjects' demands for a constitution proved overwhelming, and in the face of an armed (but bloodless) insurrection, Otto granted a constitution in 1843."
+The second son of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto ascended the newly created throne of Greece at age 17. His government was initially run by a three-man regency council made up of Bavarian court officials. Upon reaching his majority, Otto removed the regents when they proved unpopular with the people, and he ruled as an absolute monarch. Eventually his subjects' demands for a constitution proved overwhelming, and in the face of an armed (but bloodless) insurrection, Otto granted a constitution in 1843."</blockquote>
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 780,000.

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' 780,000.
-''Specification:'' 1.12 g, .900 fine silver, .032 troy oz ASW.
+''Specification:'' 1.12 g, 0.900 fine silver, .032 troy oz ASW.
 ''Catalog reference:'' KM 18.

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 This specimen was lot 24400 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $1,880. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Othon 1/4 Drachma 1833, MS67 NGC, an incredible little coin with razor sharp details and superb toned luster. Certainly among the finest known and a piece with special eye appeal." This is the most available date of a type struck 1833-34 and 1845-46.
-Wikipedia comments, <blockquote>"Otto (1815-67) was a Bavarian prince who ruled as King of Greece from the establishment of the monarchy on 27 May 1832, under the Convention of London, until he was deposed on 23 October 1862.
+Wikipedia comments, <blockquote>"Otto (1815-67) was a Bavarian prince who ruled as King of Greece from the establishment of the monarchy on 27 May 1832, under the Convention of London, until he was deposed on 23 October 1862. The second son of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto ascended the newly created throne of Greece at age 17. His government was initially run by a three-man regency council made up of Bavarian court officials. Upon reaching his majority, Otto removed the regents when they proved unpopular with the people, and he ruled as an absolute monarch. Eventually his subjects' demands for a constitution proved overwhelming, and in the face of an armed (but bloodless) insurrection, Otto granted a constitution in 1843."</blockquote>
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 780,000.
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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * 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, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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 ''Link to:''
 * [[Greece 1833 2 lepta|1833 2 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta)]]
-* [[Greece 1833 5 lepta|1833 5 lepta]]
+* [[Greece 1833 5 lepta|1833 5 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta)]]
-* [[Greece 1833 10 lepta|1833 10 lepta]]
+* [[Greece 1833 10 lepta|1833 10 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta)]]
 * [[Greece 1833 1/2 drachma|1833 ½ drachma]]
-* [[Greece 1833 lepton]]
+* [[Greece 1833 drachma|1833 drachma]]
-* [[Greece 1833-A drachma]]
+* [[Greece 1833-A drachma|1833-A drachma]]
-* [[Greece 1833 5 drachmai]]
+* [[Greece 1833 5 drachmai|1833 5 drachmai]]
 * [[Greece 1833-A 5 drachmai|1833-A 5 drachmai]]
-* [[Greece 1833 20 drachmai]]
+* [[Greece 1833 20 drachma|1833 20 drachmaii]]
 * [[Greece 1845 1/4 drachma|1845 ¼ drachma]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1833]]