Naples and Sicily 1840 tornese

Goldberg sale 109, lot 2686

This specimen was lot 2686 in Goldberg sale 109 (Los Angeles, January 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Italian States: Naples. Tornese, 1840. Ferdinando II. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown." This type was struck 1832-48. This coin was worth 1/240 of a piastra; the denomination was struck 1817-59.

Recorded mintage: unknown but the most common date.

Specification: 3.12 g, copper, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Gig-285, KM-314; Pagani-439.

Source:

• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 109: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Fabrizi, Davide, Monete Italiane Regionale: Napoli, Pavia: Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, 2010.
• 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.

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