Papal States 1836-B 5 baiocchi

from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 75753

This specimen was lot 75753 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Papal (States of the Church). 5 Baiocchi, 1836-B Anno VI. Gregory XVI. PCGS MS-65." This type was struck 1835-46 at Rome and Bologna (shown here) as part of the first decimal reform of papal coinage. The medieval testone, giulii, grossi, zecchini and doppie were dropped in favor of a silver scudo divided into 100 baiocchi.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.34 g, 0.900 fine silver, 16.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-1321; Berman-3290.

Source:

• Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
• 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.

Links to:

• 1835-R 20 baiocchi
• 1836-B mezzo baiocco
• 1836-B baiocco
• 1836-R baiocco
• 1836-B 30 baiocchi
• 1836-R 30 baiocchi
• 1836-B 2½ scudi
• 1836-R 5 scudi
• 1836-R 10 scudi
• 1838-B 20 baiocchi
• 1842-B 5 baiocchi
• Coins and currency dated 1836