Italy 1931-R 10 lire
This specimen was lot 42486 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $2,220. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. 10 Lire, 1931-R. Rome Mint. Vittorio Emanuele III. NGC MS-64. Featuring a very paltry mintage figure on account of being struck merely for collecting demands and not for legal tender purposes, this enchanting near-Gem delivers toning composed of a rather deep and enchanting burnished iridescence along with a good deal of shimmering luster. VERY RARE and exceedingly attractive." This type was struck for the kingdom of Italy 1926-34 but only struck for circulation in 1926-30. Vittorio Emanuele III succeeded his father Umberto upon the latter's assassination in 1900, but by 1931 he was the helpless tool of the Fascists.
Recorded mintage: 50.
Specification: 10 g, 0.835 fine silver, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: KM-68.1.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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