Italy 1937-R 2 lire

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 41095

This specimen was lot 41095 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Kingdom. 2 Lire, 1937-R Year XV. Rome Mint. PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield. Issued for collectors only and subsequently not legal tender, the matter is rather irrelevant given their RARITY and zero impetus for use in commerce. Of this miniscule output, PCGS has seen just two, with this lustrous, steely gray, choice example offering tremendous brilliance." This type was struck 1936-43. Only the first year was made in nickel; the later dates are stainless steel, either conventional 18-8 (nonmagnetic) or without the nickel alloy ("Acmonital", magnetic). This date was struck only for presentation.

Recorded mintage: 50.

Specification: 10 g, stainless steel, 29 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-78.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1936 2 lire
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• Italy 1937-R 50 centesimi
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