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[[Image:Greece 1833 half drachma Sincona 13-2504.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 13, lot 2504]]
 
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The first specimen was lot 4415 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $196. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Greece. ½ Drachma, 1833. Otto I. Head right. NGC graded AU-58." The second specimen was lot 2504 in Sincona sale 13 (Zurich, October 2013), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$129 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''GRIECHENLAND 1/2 Drachme 1833. München Gutes sehr schön'' ([[Greece]], half drachma of 1833, Munich mint, good very fine)."</blockquote> This is the most available date of a type struck 1833-47.
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The first specimen was lot 4415 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $196. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Greece. ½ Drachma, 1833. Otto I. Head right. NGC graded AU-58." The second specimen was lot 2504 in Sincona sale 13 (Zürich, October 2013), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$129 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''GRIECHENLAND 1/2 Drachme 1833. München Gutes sehr schön'' ([[Greece]], half drachma of 1833, Munich mint, good very fine)."</blockquote> This is the most available date of a type struck 1833-47.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 900,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 900,000.

Revision as of 13:49, 10 June 2025

Goldberg sale 75, lot 4415
Greece 1833 half drachma rev G75-4415.jpg
Sincona sale 13, lot 2504

The first specimen was lot 4415 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $196. The catalog description[1] noted, "Greece. ½ Drachma, 1833. Otto I. Head right. NGC graded AU-58." The second specimen was lot 2504 in Sincona sale 13 (Zürich, October 2013), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$129 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"GRIECHENLAND 1/2 Drachme 1833. München Gutes sehr schön (Greece, half drachma of 1833, Munich mint, good very fine)."

This is the most available date of a type struck 1833-47.

Recorded mintage: 900,000.

Specification: 2.23 g, 0.900 fine silver, .064 troy oz ASW, the second specimen 2.17 g.

Catalog reference: Divo 14a. KM-19.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Jason Villareal and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 75: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.
  • [2]Auktion 13: Münzen und Medaillen, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2013.

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