Papal States 1823-B doppia Fr-251

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from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 75745
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This specimen was lot 75745 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for $4,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Papal (States of the Church). Doppia, 1823-B. Bologna Mint. Sede Vacante. PCGS MS-64. This gorgeous near-Gem is near the pinnacle of quality available, with none graded finer by PCGS. The faintest degree of friction is all that can be found to fault the coin, as it otherwise remains wholly uncirculated with exceptional luster and mint frost. A gorgeous gold beauty with subtle die cracks and die polish lines adding idiosyncratic charm." This type was struck at Bologna (shown here) and Rome in 1823 during the interregnum between the defunct Pius VII and the election of his successor, Leo XII. It was tariffed at three scudi. Doppia dated 1823 also exist for Pius VII (KM 1076) and Leo XII (KM 1087).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.46 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-251; KM-1086; Berman-3246.

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.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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