Papal States 1783 zecchino Fr-243

Goldberg sale 112, lot 1798

This specimen was lot 1798 in Goldberg sale 112 (Los Angeles, September 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Italian States: Papal/Roman States. Zecchino, 1783. Year IX. Pius VI, 1775-1799. The Church seated on cloud. Reverse: Papal arms. Lustrous. Rare date. NGC graded AU-58." The SCWC separates KM-1029 from KM-1046 (struck 1776 and 1783-84) by the shape of the shield on the obverse but Friedberg lumps them together. It is the last papal zecchino.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.45 g, .998 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-243; KM-1046, Berman 2955.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 112: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.
• Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.

Link to:

• 1780 scudo
• 1782 zecchino, Bologna mint
• Papal States (1783) quattrino
• (1783) mezzo baiocco
• (1783) baiocco
• 1783 doppia d'oro
• 1786 10 zecchini
• Coins and currency dated 1783
• return to coins of the Papal States