Milan 1777 quattrino

Goldberg sale 74, lot 4848

This specimen was lot 4848 in Goldberg sale 74 (Los Angeles, June 2013), where it sold for $207 including buyer's fees. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Italian States - Milan. Quattrino, 1777. Copper. Maria Theresa. Trace of mint red. NGC graded MS-61 Brown." This type was struck 1776-79 and is priced fairly low in the SCWC but it is likely scarcer than it appears, especially in nice condition. A quattrino was one eightieth of a lira.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.61-2.15 g, copper, 17 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-182.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 74: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

Link to:

• 1777 mezzo soldo
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• 1778 scudo
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• 1784 5 soldi
• return to coins of Italy, Milan
• Coins and currency dated 1777