Vatican City 1937 10 centesimi

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74053

This specimen was lot 74053 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Vatican City. 10 Centesimi, 1937 Year XVI. Pius XI. NGC MS-66 Brown. Cartwheel luster beams from pristine satiny surfaces, enlivening pale blue highlights and traces of mint color over the deep pinkish-brown surfaces. The rich and complex patina and immaculate fields give this piece exceptional aesthetic appeal, exceeding even optimistic expectations of its numerical grade." This type was issued 1929-38 for Pius XI, the first pope to rule over the newly independent Vatican City. It is common.

Recorded mintage: 81,000.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-2, Ber-3360.

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, 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.

Link to:

• Vatican City 1929 10 centesimi
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• 1937 2 lire
• Vatican City 1937 5 lire
• Vatican City 1937 100 lire
• 1938 10 centesimi
• Coins and currency dated 1937