Italy, Republic 1948-2001

Luxury Lira album with 332 coins from 1948 to 2001 including 15 silver 12 of 500 lire +3 - 1,000 lire coins; the coins from 1948 to 1967 are in various grades BB-SPL-FDC; from 1968 to 2001 all are uncirculated mint state, all from mint division series. The album contains almost all the variants; only 4 pieces are missing: 200 lire without engraver's signature + 200 lire bald-headed + 10 lire 1991 reverse inverted + 100 lire 1972 small dash after the two. The variants present are: 5 lire 1954 signature far from the edge FDC + 5 lire 1956 BB + certified by Numismatica Ferrarese + 20 lire 1957 wide stem + 2 lire 1958 certified, SPL-FDC-dented, rare + 100 lire 1955 rare + 50 lire 1958 rare, 10 lire 1965 FDC + 5 lire 1969 inverted reverse + 20 lire 1968 rare + 20 lire 1970 letter P instead of R + 200 lire 1979 half moon under the neck + 200 lire 1981 without engraver's signature + 5 lire 1989 inverted helms + the 50 lire without the diamond under the neck of 1990 1991 1993 + 500 1991 small head lire + 100 lire 1993 large head + 500 lire 1993 smaller monogram and larger signature + 1,000 lire 1997 incorrect borders. All coins from 1948 to 1967 are in high grade, and all coins from 1968 to 2001 are UNC. There are mint-series issued only for collectors. The lot has a high catalog value of about 2,000 euros and is almost complete; only the 4 coins listed are missing. For high shipping and customs costs I do not ship this lot outside Italy; I ship only within Italy.

Estimate:£1,102.08

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