Italy 1868-T BN 20 lire
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This specimen was lot 3344 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 320 € (about US$414 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Italia. 1868. Víctor Manuel II. T (Turín). BN. 20 liras. AU. EBC [extremely fine]." This date is one of a series struck 1861-70 at the Turin mint during the reign of Victor Emanuel of Italy. It is struck to the same standard as the contemporary French twenty francs. Altho a low mintage date compared to the 1865-T, it is not awarded a premium.
Recorded mintage: 340,000.
Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 6,43 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-11, KM 10.1.
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- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.
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