Malta 1762 10 scudi Fr-36

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Stack's Bowers ANA sale, lor 1213
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 1173 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,762.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "MALTA. 10 Scudi, 1762. Emmanuel Pinto (1741-73). NGC AU Details--Excessive Surface Hairlines." This type was struck 1762 only and is rare. Another ten scudi (KM-271) was also issued for 1762; it has a different wreath around the shield.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8 g, .840 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-36; KM-270; Schemlori-pg. 155#5.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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