Italy 1813-M centesimo

Goldberg sale 109, lot 2672

This specimen was lot 2672 in Goldberg sale 109 (Los Angeles, January 2019), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Italian States: Kingdom of Italy. Centesimi, 1813-M. Copper. Napoleon I. Head left. Reverse: Crown. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown." 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). Gigante divides the Milan issues into two types, this second type being struck 1811-13.

Recorded mintage: 3,719,864.

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

Catalog reference: Gig-250, KM-C1.2; Pagani-92, Mont-322.

Source:

• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 109: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.
• 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.

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