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| − | This specimen was lot 43404 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "ITALY. Centesimo, 1908-R. Rome Mint. PCGS MS-64 BN Gold Shield. RARE first date of an otherwise common type (struck 1908-18) with a mintage of only 58,000 pieces. The finest we've seen and tied for the finest certified of this elusive minor issue with surfaces that are glossy and evenly colored with just a hint of original mint red appearing around the designs when inspected with a loupe." This type was struck for the kingdom of [[Italy]] 1908-18. The weight and fineness matches that of a [[France 1910 centime|French centime]]. This denomination was struck to this standard until 1918, when the stress of wartime inflation forced the government to terminate production, never to resume. Vittorio Emanuele III succeeded his father Umberto upon the latter's assassination in 1900. | + | This specimen was lot 43404 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Italy|ITALY]]. Centesimo, 1908-R. Rome Mint. PCGS MS-64 BN Gold Shield. RARE first date of an otherwise common type (struck 1908-18) with a mintage of only 58,000 pieces. The finest we've seen and tied for the finest certified of this elusive minor issue with surfaces that are glossy and evenly colored with just a hint of original mint red appearing around the designs when inspected with a loupe." This type was struck for the kingdom of [[Italy]] 1908-18. The weight and fineness matches that of a [[France 1910 centime|French centime]]. This denomination was struck to this standard until 1918, when the stress of wartime inflation forced the government to terminate production, never to resume. Vittorio Emanuele III succeeded his father Umberto upon the latter's assassination in 1900. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 56,860<sup>[2]</sup>. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 56,860<sup>[2]</sup>. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:20, 26 February 2025
This specimen was lot 43404 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Centesimo, 1908-R. Rome Mint. PCGS MS-64 BN Gold Shield. RARE first date of an otherwise common type (struck 1908-18) with a mintage of only 58,000 pieces. The finest we've seen and tied for the finest certified of this elusive minor issue with surfaces that are glossy and evenly colored with just a hint of original mint red appearing around the designs when inspected with a loupe." This type was struck for the kingdom of Italy 1908-18. The weight and fineness matches that of a French centime. This denomination was struck to this standard until 1918, when the stress of wartime inflation forced the government to terminate production, never to resume. Vittorio Emanuele III succeeded his father Umberto upon the latter's assassination in 1900.
Recorded mintage: 56,860[2].
Specification: 1 g, bronze, 15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 40, Gig-312.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [2]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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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