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[[Image:Sta ANA 30686o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2014 ANA sale, lot 30686]]
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This specimen was lot 30686 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $329. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Italy|ITALY]]. Tuscany. 4 Fiorini, 1834. NGC EF Details--Surface Hairlines." This type is listed for 1833-41 and is four times the price of the subsequent francescone ([[Tuscany 1846 4 fiorini Dav-160|Dav-160]]). Leopold, a junior Hapsburg prince, ruled Tuscany until it was incorporated into the united kingdom of [[Italy]] in 1859-60.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.

''Specification:'' 27.50 g, 0.917 fine silver.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-159]], KM C-75a; Gig-16; Mont-321. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. 
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection,'' Irvine, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2014. 

''Link to:''
* [[Tuscany 1826 4 fiorini|1826 francescone]]
* [[Tuscany 1827 80 fiorini|1827 80 fiorini]]
* [[Tuscany 1830 fiorino|1830 fiorino]]
* [[Tuscany 1834 5 paoli|1834 5 paoli]]
* [[Tuscany 1835 quattrino|1835 quattrino]]
* [[Tuscany 1839 4 fiorini Dav-159|1839 francescone]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1834]]
* return to coins of [[Italy, Tuscany]]

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