This shouldn't be this hard. The date 1791 is clear, but unfortunately the other side is worn away. I did a Google image search and I found a few matches, but they are all in foreign languages. They indicate it is a Tuscany 1 soldo. However, I search for 1791 Tuscany 1 soldo and I don't find anything. Anyone know what I have?
That's it but it doesn't say what country exactly it's from (there was no Italy then.) Plus why can't I find it on the major sites like Numista?
Good idea but I don't see anything. Tuscany seems to be the right answer but I don't know why I can't find it in a good reference.
I didn't think there are a lot of specialists in this area. Krause still uses the old Craig number. It's under 3 quattrini on the NGC site. Unfortunately, like some smaller German States denominations, what is on the coin itself isn't necessarily the denomination you need to look up! Now, I'm sure there is a more authoritative work that these that is likely very old and in Italian! As to why it's not on numista...the site is crowd sourced if you will. So, if you don't have a user actively interested in and listing the coins on the site, they simply aren't there. You can create an account and add it yourself! I've done this with many older German coins. I can think of only one person I know that actively collects Italian states smaller denominations and even his collection is mostly the papal states. Much like the rest of the world, everyone wants the big crown sized ones!
