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[[Image:Sardinia S46-608.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 46, lot 608]]

This specimen was lot 608 in Sincona sale 46 (Zurich, May 2018), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$420 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALY, House of Savoy/Sardinia, Carlo Alberto, 1831-1849. 20 Lire 1846, Turin. Gutes sehr schön.'' (kingdom of Sardinia, Charles Albert, 1831-49, twenty lire of 1846, Turin mint. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1832-45 at Turin (shown here) and Genoa. Tho not rare, it is much less common than the issues of Victor Emanuel II (1850-60). The Genoa issues are scarcer than the Turin issues even tho the mintages are generally larger. 
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 29,919, a rare date.

''Specification:'' 6.45 g, .900 fine gold, .186 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.46 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 131.1; Pagani 203. Schl. 236. Fr-1142.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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. 
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018. 

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* [[Sardinia 1847(t) P 20 lire|1847(t) 20 lire]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1846]]
* return to coins of [[Italy, Sardinia]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 46, 47]]