Vatican City 1937 10 centesimi
This specimen was lot 74053 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Vatican City. 10 Centesimi, 1937 Year XVI. Pius XI. NGC MS-66 Brown. Cartwheel luster beams from pristine satiny surfaces, enlivening pale blue highlights and traces of mint color over the deep pinkish-brown surfaces. The rich and complex patina and immaculate fields give this piece exceptional aesthetic appeal, exceeding even optimistic expectations of its numerical grade." This type was issued 1929-38 for Pius XI, the first pope to rule over the newly independent Vatican City. It is common.
Recorded mintage: 81,000.
Specification: bronze.
Catalog reference: KM-2, Ber-3360.
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- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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