View source for Lucca 1835 2 soldi

[[Image:Lucca H3040-30145o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3040, lot 30145]]
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[[Image:Italy parma Shepherd 1926.jpg|550px|thumb|northern Italy in 1860]]

This specimen was lot 30145 in Heritage sale 3040 (Chicago, April 2015), where it sold for $1,645. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Lucca. Charles Louis de Bourbon 2 Soldi 1835 MS65 NGC. A virtually flawless one-year type with satiny-silver tone and exceptionally clear fields. Scarcely available in the marketplace, this is an ideal representative from this relatively short-lived duchy. From The Law Collection." This two soldi was struck in the duchy of [[Italy, Lucca|Lucca]] while it was ruled by Carlo Luigi di Borbone (1824-47). The type was struck 1835 only and is scarce, especially with the original silvery surface. The duchy was attached to Tuscany in 1847. It is now part of [[Italy]].
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 50,157.

''Specification:'' 1.4 g, .200 fine silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 36. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015. 

''Link to:''
* [[Lucca 1834 lira]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1835]]
* return to coins of [[Italy, Lucca]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3040]]