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| − | This specimen was lot 74055 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "ITALY. [[Vatican]] City. 50 Centesimi, 1939 Year I. Rome Mint. Pius XII. NGC MS-67. Tied with just one other example, this exceptional minor radiates with great brilliance and allure throughout." This type was issued 1939 only for Pius XII, the second pope to rule over the newly independent Vatican City. It is common. The 1940 issue was converted to stainless steel and then terminated in 1946. | + | This specimen was lot 74055 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Italy|ITALY]]. [[Vatican]] City. 50 Centesimi, 1939 Year I. Rome Mint. Pius XII. NGC MS-67. Tied with just one other example, this exceptional minor radiates with great brilliance and allure throughout." This type was issued 1939 only for Pius XII, the second pope to rule over the newly independent Vatican City. It is common. The 1940 issue was converted to stainless steel and then terminated in 1946. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 52,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 52,000. | ||
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* [[Vatican City 1939 10 lire KM-29|1939 10 lire, Pius XII]] | * [[Vatican City 1939 10 lire KM-29|1939 10 lire, Pius XII]] | ||
* [[Vatican City 1939 100 lire]] | * [[Vatican City 1939 100 lire]] | ||
| + | * [[Vatican City 1940 50 centesimi|1940 50 centesimi]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1939]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1939]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2023 Collector's Choice sale]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2023 Collector's Choice sale]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:33, 26 February 2025
This specimen was lot 74055 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Vatican City. 50 Centesimi, 1939 Year I. Rome Mint. Pius XII. NGC MS-67. Tied with just one other example, this exceptional minor radiates with great brilliance and allure throughout." This type was issued 1939 only for Pius XII, the second pope to rule over the newly independent Vatican City. It is common. The 1940 issue was converted to stainless steel and then terminated in 1946.
Recorded mintage: 52,000.
Specification: nickel, 24 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-25, Ber-3380.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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