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Estim. 15 000 EUR

Savoy Victor Emmanuel II (1861-1878) 10 Cents 1862 Experiment - Luppino PP88 CU RRR According to the relevant literature (Cagiati), this 10-cent bronze issue would constitute an experiment for a new currency, coined presumably in the Naples mint in 1862 as a result of the special coeval economic needs, related to the loose currency circulation in the southern provinces, caused by the adoption of the decimal system. it would have been put into circulation, perhaps 20,000 pieces, later almost all withdrawn, to conduct a survey as to its actual usefulness. This initiative may have helped pave the way for the later establishment of the bronze, legal tender, 10-cent coin, which, up to that point, had been opposed by both the Monetary Commission and Parliament. The very few remaining coins have almost all circulated, generally being in MB or BB condition. The one proposed by us, on the other hand, is in an exceptional state of preservation and comes from the Varesi 55 auction, Demicheli Collection April 8 and 9, 2010, lot number 381, and former Rocca collection - FDC

Estim. 2 500 EUR

Savoy Victor Emmanuel III (1900-1946) 5 Lire 1927 "rifling experiment" - Luppino PP179 Ag RRR According to Pagani, "This piece represents a rifling experiment to distinguish these coins from fifty cent nickel coins. It was performed in 1927 on a regular 5 lire piece of that year. The rifling was then done on the 50-cent nickel coins then in circulation (year 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1925) and decreed by Law 25.07.1929." In the 2015 Varesi 67 auction, lot 915, a specimen in FDC conservation, realized 4,000 euros + fees. Top Pop , best NGC certified specimen, in slab MS 66 no. 6635675-004. - MS 66

Estim. 25 000 EUR

Foreign coins FRANCE Franc 1943 zinc and aluminum pattern - Gad. 472-472a RRR Lot of two coins. The 1943 franc was minted to circulate in Africa. The zinc franc was minted in 16,700 pieces, and this specimen is Top pop NGC MS 64 code 5883934-016. The aluminum pattern, minted in very few examples, is also the Top pop NGC MS 65 cod. 5783313-032 - MS 64/65

Estim. 70 - 100 EUR

A Parcel of Four Silver and Commemorative Crown Coins Comprising; 1) A Silver 1935 Rocking Horse Crown (Extremely Fine Condition-28.47 grams), 2) A 1937 Silver Crown (About Uncirculated Condition-28.39 Grams), 3) A 1960 Commemorative Crown (About Uncirculated Condition) and 4) A 1965 Winston Churchill Commemorative Crown (About Uncirculated)-Graded on the Sheldon Scale

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