Papal States 1857-R 2-1/2 scudi - Revision history

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. " to " Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. *"

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[[Image:Papal St Stacks Jan15-1185o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 1185]]
[[Image:Papal St Stacks Jan15-1185r.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 1185 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $734.38. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "ITALY. Papal States. 2 1/2 Scudo, 18[57]-R Year XI. NGC MS-64. Nice strike with attractive luster." The first coinage reform in the Papal States was implemented in the early 1830's during the reign of Gregory XVI (1831-46). All the doppie, zecchini, guili, testoni, etc., were dropped in favor of a silver scudo divided into one hundred baiocchi. Gold one, 2½, five and ten scudi were minted at Rome and Bologna until 1865. This type struck for Pius IX 1848 and 1853-63 carried on the standard of Gregory XVI. This specimen is from the Rome mint.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 4.33 g, .900 fine gold.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-274; KM-1117; [[On the coinage of the Papal States|Berman-3306]].

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Berman, Allen G., ''Papal Coins,'' South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
* 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.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

''Link to:''
* [[Papal States 1857-B 2-1/2 scudi|1857-B 2½ scudi]]
* [[Papal States 1858-R 2-1/2 scudi|1858-R 2½ scudi]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1857]]
* return to coins of the [[Vatican|Papal States]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale]]

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 [[Image:Papal St Stacks Jan15-1185r.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This specimen was lot 1185 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $734.38. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "ITALY. Papal States. 2 1/2 Scudo, 18[57]-R Year XI. NGC MS-64. Nice strike with attractive luster." The first coinage reform in the Papal States was implemented in the early 1830's during the reign of Gregory XVI (1831-46). All the doppie, zecchini, guili, testoni, etc., were dropped in favor of a silver scudo divided into one hundred baiocchi. Gold one, 2½, five and ten scudi were minted at Rome and Bologna until 1865. This type struck for Pius IX 1848 and 1853-63 carried on the standard of Gregory XVI. This specimen is from the Rome mint.
+This specimen was lot 1185 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $734.38. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Italy|ITALY]]. Papal States. 2 1/2 Scudo, 18[57]-R Year XI. NGC MS-64. Nice strike with attractive luster." The first coinage reform in the Papal States was implemented in the early 1830's during the reign of Gregory XVI (1831-46). All the doppie, zecchini, guili, testoni, etc., were dropped in favor of a silver scudo divided into one hundred baiocchi. Gold one, 2½, five and ten scudi were minted at Rome and Bologna until 1865. This type struck for Pius IX 1848 and 1853-63 carried on the standard of Gregory XVI. This specimen is from the Rome mint.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
-''Specification:'' 4.33 g, .900 fine gold.
+''Specification:'' 4.33 g, 0.900 fine gold.
 ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-274; KM-1117; [[On the coinage of the Papal States|Berman-3306]].

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 * 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>Ponterio, Richard, ''The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections,'' Irvine, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2014.

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 ''Link to:''
 * [[Papal States 1857-B 2-1/2 scudi|1857-B 2½ scudi]]
 * [[Papal States 1858-R 2-1/2 scudi|1858-R 2½ scudi]]