Greece 1874-A 20 lepta

Stack's Bowers 2020 ANA sale, lot 23002

This specimen was lot 23002 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREECE. 20 Lepta, 1874-A. PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. A superb little Gem quality coin, richly toned on both sides." This twenty lepta was struck for Greece at the Paris mint 1874 (common) and 1883 (rather scarce). It is one of the few Greek silver coins of the nineteenth century which is readily available.

Recorded mintage: 2,223,000 + proofs.

Specification: 1 g, 0.835 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-44; Geo-126.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• 1874-A 50 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta)
• 1894-A 20 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta)
• Coins and currency dated 1874