Italy 1946-R 2 lire - Revision history

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[[Image:Italy 1946 2 lire obv Ponterio 173-1491.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 173, part of lot 1491]]
[[Image:Italy 1946 2 lire rev Ponterio 173-1491.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was part of lot 1491 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $1,410. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "ITALY. Lira to 10 Lire Denomination Set, 1946-R. KM-87/90; Mont-3; Gig-229, 277, 324, 361. Scarce. 4 pieces in set. All are NGC graded: Lira is MS-64, 2 Lire is Unc Details--Corrosion, 5 Lire is MS-62, and the 10 Lire is MS-64." The republic of [[Italy]] was organized out of the ruins of World War Two and the disaster of Mussolini's fascism. This type was issued 1946-1950 and the first two years are rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' 123,000.

''Specification:'' 1.75 g, aluminum, 24.1 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-88.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

''Link to:''
* [[Italy 1942-R 2 lire|1942 2 lire]]
* [[Italy 1946-R lira|1946 lira]]
* [[Italy 1946-R 5 lire]]
* [[Italy 1946-R 10 lire]]
* [[Italy 1947-R 2 lire]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1946]]
* return to coinage of [[Italy]]

[[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 173]][[Category: Aluminum coins of the world]]

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 [[Image:Italy 1946 2 lire rev Ponterio 173-1491.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This specimen was part of lot 1491 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $1,410. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "ITALY. Lira to 10 Lire Denomination Set, 1946-R. KM-87/90; Mont-3; Gig-229, 277, 324, 361. Scarce. 4 pieces in set. All are NGC graded: Lira is MS-64, 2 Lire is Unc Details--Corrosion, 5 Lire is MS-62, and the 10 Lire is MS-64." The republic of [[Italy]] was organized out of the ruins of World War Two and the disaster of Mussolini's fascism. This type was issued 1946-1950 and the first two years are rare.
+This specimen was part of lot 1491 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $1,410. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Italy|ITALY]]. Lira to 10 Lire Denomination Set, 1946-R. KM-87/90; Mont-3; Gig-229, 277, 324, 361. Scarce. 4 pieces in set. All are NGC graded: Lira is MS-64, 2 Lire is Unc Details--Corrosion, 5 Lire is MS-62, and the 10 Lire is MS-64." The republic of [[Italy]] was organized out of the ruins of World War Two and the disaster of Mussolini's fascism. This type was issued 1946-1950 and the first two years are rare.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 123,000.

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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction,'' Irvine, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2012.