Italy 1935-R 50 centesimi

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Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 41094
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 41094 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Kingdom. 50 Centesimi, 1935-R. Rome Mint. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. A VERY RARE type made exclusively for collectors, this represents the final date of the series. Highly brilliant and engaging, with PCGS having graded just one finer." This type was struck for circulation 1919-25. The other dates, including this one, were struck only in proof. This date comes only with a reeded edge, some dates come with reeded or plain edges.

Recorded mintage: 50.

Specification: 6 g, nickel, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-61.2.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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