Umberto I copper-nickel Pattern 10 Centesimi 1897-R MS62 NGC, Rome mint, KM-Unl., Pag-133 (R4). An especially scarce issue that only seldom enters the market, approximately once every year or two, and rarely so fine. A covetable specimen broadcasting a bust of the Italia turrita or personification of Italy amidst champagne-tinged fields. Tied for the finest with a single other example at NGC and certainly deserving of considerable attention as such. From the Meduno Collection of Italian Provas

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