Sometimes the most precious things are found in the most unexpected places: try looking for this coin even at home, it’s worth a small fortune.
Il market of the collectors thanks to the internet it is more flourishing than ever, furthermore it allows in a few minutes to understand if you own an object that could be worth much more than we think.
A quick online search is enough, for example on eBay, to find out what value the coin or other object in our possession has: in fact, old trunks, closets closed for a long time or cellars and attics can be places of unexpected treasures.
This is a concept that goes against the entire capitalist system which is based on disposable items to fuel consumption, so much so that many people have thrown away valuable objects because they don’t they checked first online or through the opinion of an expert collector.
Among these possible treasures there is a particular coin whose value is equal to that of an apartment: it is a drachma, the Greek currency before the introduction of the community currency, the euro. Here are the specifications of the drachma more precious.
A single drachma, an incredible fortune
This is a 50 drachma coin that is part of the series of coins issued by the Greek government in 1876, There are 182 examples that were minted at the Paris Mint.
This particular coin was in such perfect condition that it sold for well 162.000 euro to a foreign buyer. Although it is probably the one that is worth the most, up to now, among the drachmas, there are also others that can make you earn thousands of euros.
The other drachmas that are worth a fortune
Another important drachma is the currency 5 drachma minted in 1833: It is so important because it is the first silver coin minted at the Athenian mint, while previously it was minted at the mint of Monaco e Paris.
Another drachma in particular has had a particularly fortunate history: a 100 drachma coin from 1935 was sold at auction for 32,000 euros. Another truly valuable coin is the drachma of Alessandro Magno, 336-323 a.C.. On the coin are depicted Hercules with the skin of the Nemean lion on his head and Zeus sitting on a throne with an eagle and a scepter. Thousands of euros is also worth the drachma of Athens, which features the famous “owl of Athens” and the profile of the goddess Athena with a helmet on the obverse, and an owl on the reverse.
