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| − | This specimen was part of lot 6398 in CNG Triton XXVIII (New York, January 2025), which sold for $735. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "ITALY, Papal ([[Vatican]] City). Pius XII. 1939-1958. Mint Set. Dated 1940 and RY 2. Includes: AV 100 Lire // AR 10 Lire // AR 5 Lire // NI 2 Lire // NI Lire // NI 50 Centesimi // NI 20 Centesimi // CU 10 Centesimi // CU 5 Centesimi. Cf. Jencius S2 (for set without gold); . UNC. Nine (9) coins in lot. From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (29 April 1976), lot 458." This type was struck | + | This specimen was part of lot 6398 in CNG Triton XXVIII (New York, January 2025), which sold for $735. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "ITALY, Papal ([[Vatican]] City). Pius XII. 1939-1958. Mint Set. Dated 1940 and RY 2. Includes: AV 100 Lire // AR 10 Lire // AR 5 Lire // NI 2 Lire // NI Lire // NI 50 Centesimi // NI 20 Centesimi // CU 10 Centesimi // CU 5 Centesimi. Cf. Jencius S2 (for set without gold); . UNC. Nine (9) coins in lot. From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (29 April 1976), lot 458." This type was struck 1940-41 in the beginning years of World War Two. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 70,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 70,000. | ||
Revision as of 17:26, 24 February 2025
This specimen was part of lot 6398 in CNG Triton XXVIII (New York, January 2025), which sold for $735. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY, Papal (Vatican City). Pius XII. 1939-1958. Mint Set. Dated 1940 and RY 2. Includes: AV 100 Lire // AR 10 Lire // AR 5 Lire // NI 2 Lire // NI Lire // NI 50 Centesimi // NI 20 Centesimi // CU 10 Centesimi // CU 5 Centesimi. Cf. Jencius S2 (for set without gold); . UNC. Nine (9) coins in lot. From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (29 April 1976), lot 458." This type was struck 1940-41 in the beginning years of World War Two.
Recorded mintage: 70,000.
Specification: 7.86 g, stainless steel, 26.6 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 25a; KM MS23 for the set, Ber-3379.
- 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]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXVIII, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2024.
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