NGC- and PMG-certified Rarities in A. Karamitsos October Auction

A large offering of Greek coins and banknotes certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®) and Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) are available in the A. Karamitsos Auction 988 Part A and Part B on October 21-23, 2022.

The top NGC-certified coin in this sale is a Greece 1882A 10 Lepta graded NGC MS 67 RB (Part A, lot 6107) with a starting price of € 5,500 (about $5,500). This coin is struck in copper, with an image of King George I and the inscription "ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ" (“George! King of the Greeks”) on the obverse. George I was originally a Danish prince, born in Copenhagen. He was 17 years old in 1863 when he was elected King of Greece by the Greek National Assembly, which deposed the previous King Otto. His reign lasted nearly 50 years, until his assassination in 1913.

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Other NGC-certified highlights in this auction include:

• a Romania 1906 40th Anniversary of Reign Gold 25 Lei graded NGC AU Details (lot Part B, 6895) with a starting price of € 750 (about $750)
• a USSR 1978(M) Moscow Olympics Gold 100 Roubles - Lenin Stadium graded NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo (Part B, lot 6914) with a starting price of € 700 (about $700)
• a Greece 1828 Phoenix graded NGC AU Details (lot Part A, 6014) with a starting price of € 600 (about $600)
• a USSR 1977(L) Moscow Olympics Platinum 150 Roubles - Emblem graded NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo (lot Part B, 6913) with a starting price of € 600 (about $600)

The top PMG-certified note in this auction is a Kingdom of Greece, Ministry of Finance 1918 5 Drachmai graded PMG Choice Fine 15 (Part A, lot 6647) with a starting price of € 700 (about $700). This unissued banknote features an image of Athena at left on the front. There are a mere 12 examples recorded in the PMG Population Report.

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Other PMG-certified highlights in this auction include:

• a Greece 1943 25,000 Drachmai Specimen graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated EPQ (lot Part A, 6661) with a starting price of € 600 (about $600)
• a Greece, Bank of Greece ND (1947) 20,000 Drachmai Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Part A, lot 6595) with a starting price of € 550 (about $550)
• a Greece, Bank of Greece 1944 200,000,000 Drachmai graded PMG 30 Very Fine NET (Part A, lot 6662) with a starting price of € 400 (about $400)
• a Greece, Bank of Greece 1944 200,000,000 Drachmai graded PMG 25 Very Fine NET (Part A, lot 6663) with a starting price of € 400 (about $400)
• a Greece / Ionian Islands (ND) 1941 5,000 Drachmai graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Part A, lot 6688) with a starting price of € 360 (about $360)

Starting prices are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.