Naples and Sicily 1855 10 grana

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Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45156
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45156 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Naples & Sicily. 10 Grana, 1855. Ferdinand II. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. A blast white and somewhat prooflike coin, double struck on both sides, with flashy luster." The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was annexed to Italy in 1860 but remains poor, backward and corrupt. This type was struck 1839-59 and is supposedly common in circulated condition. Ten grana = 1/12 of a piastra.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM-364.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th 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.
  • Fabrizi, Davide, Monete Italiane Regionale: Napoli, Pavia: Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, 2010.
  • [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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