Papal States 1859-R 20 baiocchi

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from Steve Album sale 45, lot 1546

This specimen was lot 1546 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $204. The catalog description[1] noted, "PAPAL STATES: Pius IX, 1846-1870, AR 20 baiocchi, 1859-R year XIII, a lovely lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS63, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This type was struck at Bologna 1858-59 and Rome 1858-65 and is fairly common. A slightly revised type, KM 1360a, which was 5.33 g, 0.835 fine silver, was struck 1865-66.

Recorded mintage: 1,104,000.

Specification: 5.71 g, 0.800 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1360, Ber-3313.

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.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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