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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;petronius, post: 1449882, member: 37365&quot;]A very beautiful coin :thumb:</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is slabbed by NGC, I think there are no doubts about authenticity and grade...so, I talk about historical background and value.</p><p><br /></p><p>The period of reign of Vittorio Emanuele II which goes from 1859 to 1861 is also indicated as <i>&quot;Re Eletto&quot; </i>(King Elected). In fact, in 1860, the Duchy of Parma, the Duchy of Modena and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany vote the plebiscite for union with the Kingdom. In the same year Vittorio Emanuele conquered, by military force, Kingdom of Two Sicilies, by <i>Spedizione dei Mille </i>(Expedition of the Thousand) leaded by Giuseppe Garibaldi, and Emilia-Romagna, Marche (my region), Umbria, taken from the Papal States. All these territories were annexed to the kingdom via plebiscites.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kingdom of Italy was officially established on March 17, 1861, but during the period of &quot;<i>Re Eletto&quot;</i>, Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany struck some coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Tuscany, on September 29, 1859, adopted the decimal monetary system, but Leopoldo II of Lorena (last Grand Duke of Tuscany) don&#039;t struck coins with this system.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then, in Tuscany were struck these coins, in decimal system, by provisional government for Vittorio Emanuele II <i>&quot;Re Eletto&quot;</i>:</p><p><br /></p><p>2 lire, silver, 1860-1861</p><p>1 lira, silver, 1859-1860</p><p>50 centesimi, silver, 1860-1861</p><p>5 centesimi, copper, 1859 (your coin)</p><p>2 centesimi, copper, 1859</p><p>1 centesimo, copper, 1859</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins were minted in Florence and Birmingham, UK. Your coin, 5 centesimi, was minted in Birmingham, and even if the date is 1859, it was minted in 1860. </p><p><br /></p><p>About value, I found an Italian dealer that sell online (no ebay) the same coin, declared UNC, for € 150. </p><p>I think that your coin is a bit better than, so my final estimated value is € 180-200 ($ 225-250)...in Italy, of course. </p><p><br /></p><p>petronius <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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