Naples and Sicily 1847 10 grana

Steve Album sale 51, lot 3177

This specimen was lot 3177 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $156. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NAPLES & SICILY: Ferdinando II, 1830-1859, AR 10 grana, 1847, a wonderful example, PCGS graded MS64." This type was struck 1838-48 and this example realized about half the catalog value. One piastre was 120 grana.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 2.29 g, 0.833 fine silver, 18.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 328.

Sources:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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