Vatican City 1946 2 lire

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Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 1266

This specimen was lot 1266 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $156. The catalog description[1] noted, "VATICAN: Pius XII, 1939-1958, 2 lire, 1946, NGC graded MS65." This type was struck 1942-46 in Rome for pope Pius XII. Only the 1942 is common.

Recorded mintage: 1,000.

Specification: 10 g, stainless steel, 29.6 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-36, Ber-3389.

Source:

  • Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
  • 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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