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[[Image:SB125-39011o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 39011]]
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This specimen was lot 39011 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $600. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Italy|ITALY]]. [[Italy, Milan|Milan]]. Scudo (6 Lire), Milan Mint. 1785-LB. Giuseppe II (Joseph II). NGC AU-58." This type was struck for Joseph II 1781-86 and succeeded a similar coin made for Maria Theresia ([[Milan 1778 scudo Dav-1386|Dav-1386]]). It was superseded by the kronenthaler or [[Milan 1787-M crocione Dav-1388|''crocione'']] of 1786-90. [[Austria]] lost Milan to the French in 1797.

''Recorded mintage:'' 1,978,888.

''Specification:'' 22.64 g, 0.896 fine silver, 39 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1387]]; KM-212.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. 
* Herinek, Gerhard, ''Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage,'' Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* Montenegro, Eupremio, ''Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed.,'' Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

''Links to:''
* [[Milan 1784 5 soldi|1784 5 soldi]]
* [[Milan 1784-LB 1/2 scudo|1784 ''mezzo scudo'']]
* [[Milan 1784-LB scudo Dav-1387|1784 scudo]]
* [[Milan 1787-M crocione Dav-1388|1787-M ''crocione'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1785]]

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