Tuscany 1856 fiorino

Goldberg sale 84, lot 4443

This specimen was lot 4443 in Goldberg sale 84 (Los Angeles, January 2015), where it sold for $188. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Italian States: Tuscany. Florino, 1856. Leopold II. Deeply toned. NGC graded AU-58." This type is listed for 1843-48 and 1856-58. These obscure little Italian states coins don't catalog for much but are very difficult to find. This specimen brought less than the catalog value. The fiorino, originally a gold coin equal to a ducat, was in the nineteenth century one quarter of a francescone, the Tuscan equivalent of a piastra.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.87 g, .916 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-C72a; Pagani-137.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 84: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014.

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