Sardinia 1831(g) P 20 lire
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This specimen was lot 57396 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $552. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Sardinia. 20 Lire, 1831-P. Genoa Mint; mm: Anchor. Carlo Alberto. PCGS AU-58. Anchor." This type was struck at Turin and Genoa (shown here) 1831-49. While not rare, it is scarce, particularly in nice condition. A few twenty lire were struck for his predecessor Carlo Felice in 1831.
Recorded mintage: 16,189 at Turin plus 42,233 at Genoa.
Specification: 6.45 grams, 0.900 fine gold, .186 troy oz AGW, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-1143; KM-131.2.
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- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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