Italy 1935-R lira

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Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 41093
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 41093 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Kingdom. Lira, 1935-R. Rome Mint. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. A VERY RARE issue that represents the final year of the design and produced solely for the numismatic community, this near-Gem dazzles with great steely gray brilliance and is exceeded in the PCGS census by just one other example." This type was struck for circulation 1922-24 and 1928. The other dates, including this one, were struck only in proof.

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]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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