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NEWP: Vatican Sede Vacante 1939 5L PCGS MS67

SYRACUSIANSYRACUSIAN Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭✭
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Believe it or not, this is my first ever Vatican coin, I've never had one before, even temporarily.


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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,710 ✭✭✭✭✭
    very cool- I think several of the Vatican coins from this time have terrific artistic merit

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  • docday2003docday2003 Posts: 1,100
    wow that's a great image. I'm guessing that the book is useful!
  • Silvereagle82Silvereagle82 Posts: 1,219 ✭✭✭
    "Believe it or not, this is my first ever Vatican coin, I've never had one before, even temporarily."

    Well you know how to get started .. for sure !!! image
    Great coin !!

  • newsmannewsman Posts: 2,658 ✭✭✭
    Beautiful coin -- I really like that design, and the cases they were issued in produce some nice toning. image
  • thisnamztakenthisnamztaken Posts: 4,101 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Although I never learned Italian and don't collect Vatican medals, I really like its toning!
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  • FilamCoinsFilamCoins Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭

    Very attractive!

    How rare is the mintage and grade?

  • worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 3,026 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thats a great start! The pics are very impressive.
  • BCNumismaticsBCNumismatics Posts: 454


    << <i>Very attractive!

    How rare is the mintage and grade? >>



    The mintage figures for Vatican City coins are pretty low.There's no mintage that exceeds a million coins.

    Aidan.
  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,017 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lovely coin ...congrats!
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  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    Very nice coin!
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  • JoesMaNameJoesMaName Posts: 1,065 ✭✭✭
    Beautiful coin.

    I don't collect them either but would have made an exception for that one.



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  • coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    According to Numismaster, the original mintage was 40,000 pieces. Priced at $50 in UNC.

    Vatican pieces in general are quite low mintage. MANY are under 50,000 total pieces. Given that (I would assume) the coinage from the Vatican is widely collected, the prices do seem quite low overall.

    Or were most sold as tourist souvenirs rather than circulating coinage, hence survival rates in high grade are quite high?
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  • goossengoossen Posts: 492 ✭✭
    congrats! great coin! image
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  • MyWorldCoinTypeSetMyWorldCoinTypeSet Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭
    Great looking coin and photo.
    Paul

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  • 3Mark3Mark Posts: 593 ✭✭✭
    D:

    I'm surprised this is your first oneimage They, along with the 10L, seem to come with some nice toning.

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  • SYRACUSIANSYRACUSIAN Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭✭
    Larry, don't be surprised. How many coins are we going to collect? And while I've had my fair share of newcomers lately like this one, I think it's big time to start thinking about my spring cleaning and what needs to be gone.

    Thanks for all the kind comments guys, I'm now waiting to see it in hand too.
    Dimitri



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  • 3Mark3Mark Posts: 593 ✭✭✭
    D:

    Should have added that it's a great coin and pic. I need to get me some of those pics.

    Larry
    I'm traveling on memory and running out of fuel.
  • newsmannewsman Posts: 2,658 ✭✭✭


    << <i>According to Numismaster, the original mintage was 40,000 pieces. Priced at $50 in UNC.

    Vatican pieces in general are quite low mintage. MANY are under 50,000 total pieces. Given that (I would assume) the coinage from the Vatican is widely collected, the prices do seem quite low overall.

    Or were most sold as tourist souvenirs rather than circulating coinage, hence survival rates in high grade are quite high? >>



    I'll bet most of those 40,000 survived in high grades if they weren't melted. I've seen several original sets -- they come with two of each, the 5L and 10L, in a velvet-lined case. The fun is finding ones with really nice toning.
  • StorkStork Posts: 5,206 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>my spring cleaning and what needs to be gone. >>


    And then time for the summer, fall and winter accumulations image. That is a beautiful coin!

    Cathy

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