Thank you Stork !!!

Hyperion

I won this in a Stork ebay auction a million years ago...
I find myself just staring at the beauty of the reverse...





One day Ill suck it up and buy a high grade version... if I hit the 300 million lottery !

Just a cool darkside coin (MHO)

TwoKopeiki

Very lovely design, indeed!

Stork

I love the Italian coins from the first half of the 20th century (like my current icon too). I"m glad you like it!


Cathy

newsman

It's an awesome design -- one day I hope to be able to afford the 5 lire of the same type.

What grade is yours?

Hyperion

<< <i>It's an awesome design -- one day I hope to be able to afford the 5 lire of the same type.

What grade is yours? >>



it's raw... I assume not cleaned, maybe a light wipe looking at the obv. XF+ish?

newsman

I didn't see any evidence of a wipe. I would have guessed AU58-MS62.

WWW

Nice! The early 20th century Italian designs are beautiful.

Doogy

<< <i>Nice! The early 20th century Italian designs are beautiful. >>




yeah, i'll say! that is some INCREDIBLE detail on those! look at the definition between the horses; that was one talented engraver.

clarkbar04

Whether it is wiped or not, that is one beautiful design.

Hyperion

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<< <i>It's an awesome design -- one day I hope to be able to afford the 5 lire of the same type.

What grade is yours? >>



it's raw... I assume not cleaned, maybe a light wipe looking at the obv. XF+ish? >>




I was trying to be humble XF+ to me is AU, unless there's some rub I can't detect...
The only wipe lines I noticed (parallel lines that look like the might not have been circ)

the bottom have of the obverse, I see some parallel lines in the fields to the right and left of the bust, again, could have been circ maybe but I wanted to be conservative..

spoon

Those Italians did have some great designs

Here's one more: