Italy 1911-R 2 lire

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CNG Lissner sale, lot 595

This specimen was lot 595 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $665.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY, Regno d'Italia. Vittorio Emanuele III. 1900-1946. AR 2 Lire. Rome mint. Dated 1911 R. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 62. Lovely UNC with very light iridescent patina overall. Claims to a higher grade." This two lire, struck on the fiftieth anniversary of the reunification of Italy, is rather scarce. The last full weight two lire was struck in 1917.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: 10 g, 0.835 fine silver, 26 mm diameter. This specimen Ø26 mm, 10.06 g, 12h axis.

Catalog reference: KM 52; Mont 152.

Source:

  • 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]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.

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