Papal States 1868-R 2 lire

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Steve Album Auction 52, lot 984

This specimen was lot 984 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $420. The catalog description[1] noted, "PAPAL STATES: Pius IX, 1846-1878, AR 2 lire, Rome, 1868 year XXIII, large bust, a wonderful lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS64. The sole finest graded example at PCGS (Top Pop)." This denomination was struck for the pope 1866-70. This subtype, with the pope's title abbreviated "PON· M·", was struck 1868-70. The Papal States were annexed by Italy in 1870 and the series ended.

Recorded mintage: 978,000.

Specification: 10 g, 0.835 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, .268 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-1379.3, Ber-3339.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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