Italy 1919-R 10 centesimi

from Stephen Album sale 41, lot 2891

This specimen was lot 2891 in Stephen Album sale 41 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY: Vittorio Emanuele III, 1900-1946, AE 10 centesimi, 1919-R, various nicks, reverse scratch, key date, EF." This type was struck for the kingdom of Italy 1919-37. The 1919 is the only scarce date. The type replaced the larger 10 g issue which matched the French ten centimes.

Recorded mintage: 986,000.

Specification: 5.34 g, bronze, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-60.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 41, featuring the Dick Nanta Collection of Giray Khans, Part II, the Charles Opitz Collection of Ethnographic Money, Part II, and the Allan F. Pacela Collection of Chinese Coins. Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.

Link to:

• 1911 10 centesimi
• 1919 20 centesimi
• 1919 50 centesimi
• 1929 10 centesimi
• Coins and currency dated 1919