Papal States 1851-B 1/2 baiocco
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This specimen was lot 39022 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Papal (States of the Church). 1/2 Baiocco, 1851-B Year IV. Bolo[gn]a Mint. Pius IX. PCGS MS-64+ Brown." This type was struck 1850-52 at Rome and Bologna. The regnal date on this example is "VI", not "IV". The denomination was terminated in 1852.
Recorded mintage: 1,257,000 (year V and VI).
Specification: 5 g, copper, 23.5 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-1355, Ber-3328.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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