NGC-certified Coins and PMG-certified Notes in A. Karamitsos Sale

Hundreds of world coins, medals and banknotes that are certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) or Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®), are being offered in an A. Karamitsos sale on March 18-19, 2023.

NGC-graded coins

Among the NGC-graded highlights in this auction is a Greece 1851 1/4 Drachmai graded NGC AU Details (lot 6096) with a starting price of 5,000 EUR (about $5,300). The coin shows a profile portrait of King Otto and includes the inscription "ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ" (“OTHON VASSILEUS OF THE GREEKS”) on the obverse. King Otto was a Bavarian prince who ruled Greece from 1832 until 1862, when he was deposed and exiled.

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Other NGC-certified coins in this auction include:

• a Greece 1828 1 Phoenix graded NGC AU 58 (lot 6017) with a starting price of 1,500 EUR (about $1,600)
• a Greece 1967 (1970) Gold 100 Drachmai - 1967Revolution graded NGC MS 67 (lot 6275) with a starting price of 1,500 EUR (about $1,600)
• an Austria 1781 Gold Ducat graded NGC AU Details (lot 6990) with a starting price of 1,300 EUR (about $1,400)
• a Greece 1845 Lepton graded NGC MS 61 BN (lot 6083) with a starting price of 1,000 EUR (about $1,050)
• a Russia 1911 EB 10 Roubles graded NGC 63 (lot 7229) with a starting price of 800 EUR (about $850)
• a Greece 1828 5 Lepta graded NGC MS 62 BN (lot 6008) with a starting price of 700 EUR (about $700)

PMG-graded notes

Topping the list of PMG-certified notes is this Greece, Bank of Greece 1926 25 Drachmai graded PMG 25 Very Fine (lot 6668) with a starting price of 1,400 EUR (about $1,500). This note has a red overprint that reads "ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ" (“Bank of Greece”). The front of the note features a portrait of banker Georgios Stavros, who was one of the founders and first governors of the National Bank of Greece.

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Other PMG-certified highlights in the sale include:

• a Greece, National Bank 1923 25 Drachmai graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated (lot 6653) with a starting price of 1,000 EUR (about $1,050)
• a Greece, Bank of Greece 1944 500,000,000 Drachmai-Nauplia graded PMG 12 Fine (lot 6826) with a starting price of 900 EUR (about $950)
• a Canada, Bank of Canada 1954 $1,000 graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 7712) with a starting price of 850 EUR (about $900)
• a Cyprus Central Bank 1964-71 250 Mils graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 6864) with a starting price of 600 EUR (about $600)
• a Cyprus 1964-71 Central Bank 250 Mils graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 6866) with a starting price of 600 EUR (about $600)
• a Russia, State Credit Note 1899 (ND 1898-1903) 50 Rubles graded PMG 12 Fine (lot 7535) with a starting price of 600 EUR (about $600)

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