Greece (1940) G100 Drachmai , King George II , Proof Ultra Cameo

zompels

A dream coin i was looking-hunting for many years .
_The GR goverment placed an order (1939) to Spink & Sons London regarding the minting for commemorative coins of King George II.
Minting took place at "Birmingham Mint" (ex Heaton Mint) , engravers were "Steiberger" & "Kovacs".
During the outbreak of World War II the order redused from 300 Gold 100-drachma to 140 pieces-samples.
In Greece arrived only 70 pieces of 100 Gold Drachma that were sold at the price of 20.000 Drachmas (contemporary).

Edge is reeded , Medal Alignment , Diameter 35mm, Weight 32,25gr ......mintage 140 pieces !_
Graded by NGC PF 63 ULTRA CAMEO ..........Has the usual (Proof Field) hairlines for the grade but i believe that UCAM Proof Fields are really tough for this coin type.

Zohar

That's exceptional!! Big Congrats to you for this milestone!

asheland

Indeed a fine example!

Jackthecat1

An incredible rarity.

OldEastside

I like it and congrats to finding one

Steve

brg5658

@zompels , just in case you want to use it, I created an "avatar friendly" version of the obverse of this gorgeous coin for you.

Zohar

Pretty!

zompels

@brg5658 , many thanks for the "avatar friendly" version !!!
Nice job !

Swampboy

That's an amazing coin.
Those fields must look beautiful.

STLNATS

That's an impressive looking proof indeed. Congrats!

marcmoish

wow cool!

Congrats indeed sir.