Naples and Sicily 1859 2 tornesi
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This specimen was lot 1729 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $273.70. The catalog description[1] noted, "NAPLES & SICILY: Francesco II, 1859-1861, 2 tornesi, 1859, choice example with cartwheel luster, rare in this grade, PCGS graded MS64 RB." This one year type is fairly common. Francesco's brief reign was terminated by the unification of Italy. He went into exile and died in 1894, while the Naples mint continued in operation until 1866.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.24 g, copper, 24.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Cr-158, KM 375.
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- 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.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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