Papal States 1741 1/2 scudo d'oro Fr-233

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This scarce type is listed for 1740-42 and 1751 along with some undated specimens (see the second specimen). The SCWC lists this issue as debased gold but this coin does not show the greenish toning one would expect.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.75 g, .555 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-233, KM 939, Ber-2735.

Source:

• Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
• Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017

Link to:

• 1740 mezzo scudo Romano, sede vacante
• (1740-42) mezzo scudo Romano, Benedict XIV
• 1741 baiocco
• Papal States 1741 1/2 zecchino Fr-232
• Papal States (1741) zecchino Fr-378
• 1742 mezzo baiocco, cartouche reverse
• 1751 mezzo scudo Romano
• Coins and currency dated 1741
• return to coins of the Papal States