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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;princeofwaldo, post: 1356579, member: 24091&quot;]As a type, these early Lira coins with the obverse border inside the legends are much more scarce than the later 1915-1917 coins without the border. This is a coin that normally is seen no better than VG, and often times the nicer examples have rim nicks, stains or other problems. Your coin looks like a nice example, much nicer than average. I would say it&#039;s worth at least $35 probably $45 and maybe as much as $60 to the right collector.&nbsp; As for Krause, the valuation in the catalog is way off the mark.&nbsp; Which, as a practical matter, means you might encounter the coin priced below what its really worth if you keep your eyes open and watch for dealers who know nothing about Italian coins but have some for sale in their inventory.</p><p><br /></p><p>From a recent eBay auction:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FITALY-1-LIRA-1909-RARE-VITTORIO-EMANUELE-III-SILVER-%2F390376320237" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FITALY-1-LIRA-1909-RARE-VITTORIO-EMANUELE-III-SILVER-%2F390376320237" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/ITALY-1-LIRA-1909-RARE-VITTORIO-EMANUELE-III-SILVER-/390376320237</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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