Italy 1808-M centesimo

from Stephen Album sale 32, lot 1315

This specimen was lot 1315 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it sold for $329. The catalog description^[1] noted, "KINGDOM OF ITALY: Napoleon I, 1804-1814, AE centesimo, Milan, 1808-M, Cr-1.2, much original red luster present, NGC graded MS64 RB." The issues of the Napoleonic kingdom of Italy were meant to match the French franc Germinal, altho no copper was being minted in France at this time. This type was struck at Bologna (C1.1 struck 1807-12), Milan (C1.2, struck 1807-13) and Venice (C1.3, struck 1807-13). This date is known with a rare IMPERAPORE error.

Recorded mintage: 3,372,000.

Specification: copper, 19.5 mm diameter, 2.1 g, plain edge, this specimen 2.20 g.

Catalog reference: KM-C1.2, Mont-315.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
• Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

Link to:

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• Coins and currency dated 1808
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