Papal States 1760 grosso

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45159

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This type is listed in the SCWC for 1760 only during the reign of Clement XIII. The grosso was five baiocchi, while the testone was thirty baiocchi. The second specimen was lot 45159 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $660. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Papal States. Grosso, 1760 Year II. Rome Mint. Clement XIII. PCGS MS-66 Gold Shield. A boldly struck Gem quality Grosso with silky luster and even gray toning. Far and above the finest graded by PCGS."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.34 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: KM-996, Ber-2905.

Source:

• Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[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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