Tuscany 1829 5 quattrini
This specimen was lot 24247 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Tuscany. 5 Quattrini, 1829. PCGS MS-64 Secure Holder. Toned with underlying luster. Sharply struck and attractive. Ex: Stack's Bowers & Ponterio 06/2011 sale# 160, lot# 8391." This type is listed for 1826-30. Montenegro gives its composition as copper but this specimen appears to be billon. These obscure little Italian states coins don't catalog for much but are very difficult to find. Leopold, a junior Hapsburg prince, ruled Tuscany until it was incorporated into the united kingdom of Italy in 1859-60.
Recorded mintage: 90,550.
Specification: billon, 3.89 g, 23.5-24 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM C65; Mont-378; Gig-71.
- 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.
- Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
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