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Revision as of 10:35, 3 October 2023
This specimen was lot 31340 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "Othon Lepton 1851 MS63 Brown NGC, Athens mint. Deeply toned with some planchet flaws visible on both sides. In choice certification this type rarely comes better." This type was struck 1851 and 1857 only. This specimen realized double the catalog value. King Otto, originally a Bavarian princeling, fell foul of the local politicians and was forced to abdicate in 1863.
Recorded mintage: 400,000.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM 30.
- 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.
- [1]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.
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