I won't say how much, just that it was a lot and it was rare at the time I got it. Purchased prior to the hoard of similar examples that began to arrive on the market about 3 years ago. Funny thing though, none of the hoard coins are this nice. In fact I have yet to see one anywhere near as nice as this one. Beats me how this coin didn't get a PL designation from PCGS, not to mention a higher grade. To crack-out or not to crack-out??
They only give PL to Morgan Dollars, it's one of the biggest complaints that they won't give PL to other series but unfortunately they don't.
well my 2016 Krause world catalog has your coin being KM#49 , 1912R, 50 lire, .900 gold. mintage- 11,000 value MS-63- $5,500 wow! Krause values may differ from real life market values... very cool coin and amazing grade.
Very nice. Definitely has a cameo contrast that anyone can see. I think a 63 is accurate but it's a high end example because of the contrast pcgs failed to mention
PCGS doesn't attribute PL on world coins as a designation. Only as a strike type (e.g., the PL65 coins from Canada you might see). NGC will attribute PL surfaces as a designation (after the MS grade) on all world coins and US coins deserving of the designation.
I just wanted to follow-up here... @princeofwaldo , that coin is truly superb. I'd personally leave it alone in its current holder. The PCGS generation of that slab is 15+ years old, and the coin is safely protected and stable in such a slab. Any specialist in the area would likely not care about the different between an MS63 vs. MS64 grade. The coin speaks for itself -- stunning, frosty, the height of early 20th Century Italian design! SUPER COIN!
