San Marino 1977 5 scudi

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, lot 23655

This specimen was lot 23655 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $630. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SAN MARINO. 5 Scudi, 1977. NGC MS-67. Struck to commemorate Democracy. Brilliant with frosty luster." This module was used to strike NCLT's 1976-82, then reduced to 10 g in 1983, then raised to 16.95 g in 1986. Ordinary coinage was denominated in lira.

Recorded mintage: 15,000.

Specification: 15 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-10; KM-75.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• 1975 2 scudi
• San Marino 1977 lira F.A.O.
• 1977 1000 lire, 600th anniversary of the birth of Filippo Brunelleschi
• 1978 100 lire
• 1979 5 scudi
• Coins and currency dated 1977