Italy 1810-M 5 soldi

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Goldberg sale 78, lot 3388
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles
Kingdom of Italy in 1806, from Putzger's Atlas

This specimen was lot 3388 in Goldberg sale 78 (Los Angeles, January 2014), where it sold for $223. The catalog description[1] noted, "Italian States - Kingdom of Italy. 5 Soldi, 1810. Napoleon I. Hairline adjustment mark. Lustrous. NGC graded MS-62." The issues of the Napoleonic kingdom of Italy were meant to match the French franc Germinal. Thus, the silver lira was 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, just like the French one franc. The lira was divided into twenty soldi, so the five soldi (shown here) matched the French quarter franc. Five soldi were minted at Milan 1808-14 and at Venice 1812 only and at Bologna 1812-13.

Recorded mintage: 1,050,000.

Specification: 1.25 grams, 0.900 fine silver, .036 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-C5.1; Pagani-63.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Yifu Che and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg sale 78: the pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2014.

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