San Marino 2005-R 50 euros

Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72218

This specimen was lot 72218 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $900. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SAN MARINO. 50 Euros, 2005-R. Rome Mint. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Achieving a perfect grade level, this exquisite piece from the Italian microstate of San Marino celebrates International Peace Day." All of San Marino's coinage are NCLT's, minted at Rome out of Italy's allotment of euo coinage.

Recorded mintage: 3,914.

Specification: 16.13 g, 0.900 fine gold, 28 mm diameter, 0.4667 oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-98; KM-471.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
• Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1997-R 2 scudi
• 2002-R 2 scudi, Cimabue's Madonna and Child
• 2005-R 2 scudi, Rotary International
• Italy 2005 50 euro KM-270, Piazza San Carlo
• 2011 2 euro, palace obverse
• Coins and currency dated 2005