Tuscany 1801 10 quattrini
This specimen was lot 2763 in Goldberg sale 109 (Los Angeles, January 2019), where it sold for $1,380. The catalog description[1] noted, "Italian States: Tuscany. 10 Quattrini, 1801. Billon. Louis I. NGC graded MS-65." This type was struck 1800-01 during the Austro-Russian occupation. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, founded by the Medici in the early 1500's, collapsed in 1799 with the arrival of Napoleon's army. The region went thru many vicissitudes until it was annexed outright by Napoleon in 1807, only to be returned to the Hapsburgs in 1814. It was incorporated into the new kingdom of Italy in 1860. These obscure little Italian states coins don't catalog for much but are very difficult to find. Note the inverted "1's" in the date.
Recorded mintage: 255,053.
Specification: 1.99 g, .263 fine silver, 20 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: Gig-53, KM-C41; Pagani-7 (Rare).
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 109: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.
- 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.
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