Romania 1867-H 2 bani

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Steve Album sale 30, lot 1391
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from the Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72106
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from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75253
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The first specimen was lot 1391 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $152.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "ROMANIA: Carol I, prince, 1866-1881, AE 2 bani, 1867-HEATON, Heaton mint specimen strike, NGC graded MS66 RB." The second specimen was lot 72106 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[2] noted, "ROMANIA. 2 Bani, 1867-H. Heaton Mint. Carol I. NGC MS-65 Red Brown. Both dies used to strike this gorgeous Gem piece were aggressively polished, endowing the fields with a brilliant gleam that satisfactorily backdrops the detailed coat of arms and other devices. Surfaces are coppery-violet with streaks of golden mint red." The third specimen was lot 75253 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[3] noted, "ROMANIA. 2 Bani, 1867. Heaton Mint. Carol I. NGC MS-65 Red Brown. A bright and pleasing coin, with nearly complete mint red surfaces, a good companion to the Banu also in this sale." This type was struck at Heaton (shown here) and Watt & Co. in 1867. So many were made that no more were struck for circulation until 1879.

Recorded mintage: 5,000,000 plus 5,000,000 of KM 2.2 (WATT & Co.).

Specification: 2 g, copper, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-2.1.

Source:

  • 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 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.
  • [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
  • [3]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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