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This specimen was lot 24609 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $7,637.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Umberto I gold 50 Lire 1884-R, KM 25, Fr-19, MS61 NGC. Mintage: 2,534. The first year of this scarce three-year type, and rarely available on the market with available example always being immediately snapped up and put into collections. The present example, nice for the type, is especially well-struck with sharp segmentation of Umberto's hair curls and smooth mirror-like reflectivity in the fields. Minor ticks limit the grade, but don't have significant [e]ffect on the eye appeal."