My Grandmother gave me a set of Mint Condition (Still in the package) 1942 Vatican City Coins. Does anyone know how much they would be worth, or where I could find a good price guide? Thank You.
Hello young lady. Welcome to the forum. Do you have the 4-coin set, or the 8-coin set? Both sets contain 20 and 50 centesimi, 1 lira, and 2 lire stainless steel coins of Pius XII, but the larger set also includes 5 and 10 centesimi brass and 5 and 10 lire silver. The 2005 Standard Catalog of World Coins by Krause & Mishler values the extended set, which had a mintage of 4,000, at $230 retail. No value or mintage for the short set is given, but the total catalog value for all four in uncirculated condition is only $15, so $20-25 is probably the most a collector of Vatican coins would pay for a set in original packaging. Interestingly, the combined catalog value for individual uncirculated examples of the brass and silver coins is $265, which strangely puts a negative premium on the complete set, even though many set collectors want only mint packaging. Maybe there is a member with specific knowledge of the Vatican coinage market who can explain that.
The Pope of Rome's coins are popular with those who are collecting pre-Euro coins from the countries,which are now in the Euro-Zone. Aidan.
