Italy 1812-M 10 centesimi
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
This specimen was lot 3390 in Goldberg sale 78 (Los Angeles, January 2014), where it sold for $294. The catalog description[1] noted, "Italian States - Kingdom of Italy. 10 Centesimi, 1812-M. Napoleon I. Crowned N within wreath. Reverse: Value and date. Nice original mint luster. NGC graded MS-63." 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. Ten centesimi were minted at Milan 1808-13 in considerable numbers but the billon coin was not popular.
Recorded mintage: 740,000.
Specification: 2 grams, .200 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-C4; Pagani-70.
- 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.
Link to: