Lucca 1841 soldo
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This specimen was lot 2679 in Goldberg sale 109 (Los Angeles, January 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Italian States: Lucca. Soldo, 1841. Copper. Carlo Lodovico di Borbone, Duke. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown." Charles Louis, king of Etruria as a child, ruled this tiny state as an adult. This scarce type was struck 1841 only. One soldo = 12 denari = 4 quattrini.
Recorded mintage: unknown but not common.
Specification: copper, 3.25 g, 22 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Gig-14, KM-34a; Pagani-274.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 109: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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