Papal States 1747 zecchino Fr-231

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Heritage sale 3029, lot 30799
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from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection
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The first specimen was lot 30799 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $1,116.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Papal States. Benedetto (Benedict) XIV gold Zecchino 1747, Rome mint, AU55 NGC. Some minor deposits throughout the flan, but they do not obstruct the devices. A very slight waviness is seen on the left side of the obverse, but that is also unobtrusive. A nice, lightly circulated example." This type was struck 1741-56 and is among the more common of papal ducats.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.45 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 943, Fr-231, Berman-2729.

Source:

  • Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
  • 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.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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