Papal States 1847-B baiocco

Stephen Album sale 32, lot 1327

This specimen was lot 1327 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PAPAL STATES: Pius IX, 1846-1878, AE baiocco, 1847-B anno I, NGC graded MS62 BR." 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, guilii, testoni, etc., were dropped in favor of a silver scudo divided into one hundred baiocchi. This type was struck for Pius IX 1846-49 at Bologna and Rome.

Recorded mintage: 58,000 (years I and II).

Specification: copper, 10 g, plain edge, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 1339.1; Berman-3325.

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.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

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