New Member-Need help identifying 1844 coin

granddad · July 20, 2004 1:55PM

Was going through boxes of misc. coins and came across a large silver coin. It is a little larger than a Morgan dollar. Writing on the obverse appears to be Greek. Bust appears to be a Greek emporer. The reverse has a large crest with a cross on it and a crown on top of it. It is dated 1844 and above the date is a triangle-followed by PAXMAI. Any help would be apprediated.

Thank you,
Have a Great Day!
Louis

SYRACUSIAN · July 20, 2004 1:57PM

Greece 1844 5 drachmai. The monarch is King Otto. Athens mint and scarce to rare according to condition. PM sent.

granddad · July 20, 2004 2:02PM

SYRACUSIAN

Thank you for the information. I am not showing a PM.

Thank you,
Louis

granddad · July 20, 2004 2:03PM

it just showed up. BRB

SYRACUSIAN · July 20, 2004 2:05PM

My mistake granddad. I PMed myself.

If it's a 1844, (km20), then a little owl, Athens' privy mintmark should be to the left of the date on the reverse.

granddad · July 20, 2004 2:23PM

Hoot Hoot, the owl is there.

Louis

wybrit · July 20, 2004 8:22PM

I PMed myself.

laurentyvan · July 21, 2004 6:08AM

Greece 1844 5 drachmai. The monarch is King Otto. Athens mint and scarce to rare according to condition. PM sent.

There was an urgency to those lines

I could almost see his fingers flying over the keyboard, ready to PM as quickly as he could...

Bruce · July 21, 2004 6:17AM

That one would have been easy enough, but alas, it is already ID'd

New Member-Need help identifying 1844 coin

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