Papal States 1846-R baiocco

Stephen Album sale 38, lot 3509

This specimen was lot 3509 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PAPAL STATES: Pius IX, 1846-1878, AE baiocco, 1846-IR, lovely example with traces of red luster, choice About Unc." This type was struck at Bologna and Rome 1846-48. Despite the trifling mintage, this is considered a common date.

Recorded mintage: 7,500.

Specification: 10 g, bronze, 30 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-1339.1, Ber-3325, Mont-37.

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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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