Italy 1932-R 2 lire
This specimen was lot 30523 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $960. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. 2 Lire, 1932-R. Rome Mint. Vittorio Emanuele III. PCGS MS-64. A VERY RARE collectors' only issue that had no actual monetary value, this dazzling near-Gem offers a great deal of shimmering brilliance across its steely gray surfaces." This type was struck for the kingdom of Italy 1923-35. Vittorio Emanuele III succeeded his father Umberto upon the latter's assassination in 1900, but by 1934 he was the helpless tool of the Fascists, whose symbol appears on the reverse. The issues of 1923-26 are readily available but those of 1927-35 are rare, being struck for presentation only.
Specification: 10.07 g, nickel, 29.1 mm diameter.
Recorded Mintage: 50.
Catalog reference: KM-63.
- 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.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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