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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2816192, member: 10461&quot;]I would say VF <i>details </i>on both, but unfortunately neither would straight-grade at a TPG.&nbsp; Not that either one would be worth submitting to a TPG anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, the 10c might have <i>slim</i> chance, but I suspect the rim irregularities would trip it up.&nbsp; The 50c has surface issues (pitting/localized corrosion).</p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn&#039;t call either one &quot;rare&quot;, but you could certainly call the 1919 10c the key date for the type, which is cool.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice finds, despite the issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>Italian bronze coins of the late 19th and early 20th century are usually found all beat up - often badly dented or knocked about - and I&#039;m not really sure why.&nbsp; I mean, you see heavy wear on the British halfpennies and large pennies of the same era, but why the Italian ones got so badly abused beyond just normal wear has always been a mystery to me.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;bee&quot; type 10c as posted is no exception.&nbsp; They&#039;re almost always mangled.&nbsp; That one is actually a little better than the norm for what I&#039;m used to encountering in bulk lots.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>And ... <i>key date</i>.&nbsp; Ain&#039;t gonna make you rich, but that&#039;s a very cool find.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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