Italy 1931-R lira

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 24204

This specimen was lot 24204 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Lira, 1931-R. NGC MS-64. RARE, mintage of only 50 pieces. Good strike with soft satin luster and quite attractive." This type was struck for circulation 1922-24 and 1928; the other dates are proof only.

Recorded mintage: 50.

Specification: 8 g, nickel, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-62.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

Link to:

• 1926 lira
• 1931 10 lire
• 1931 20 lire
• 1931 50 lire
• Italy 1931-R 100 lire year IX
• 1935 lira
• Coins and currency dated 1931
• return to coins of Italy