Watch List notes:

Umberto I of Italy 5 Lire 1896, KM4, MS62 NGC, lightly toned and very attractive with full underlying mint brilliance. The surfaces display a slight scattering of contact marks. Rare and popular type, particularly in mint state. Struck to compete with the Ethiopian Birr in this region and a harbinger of Italian colonial interest in the Horn of Africa. Krause catalog price(s) for this item: $375 in VF, $900 in EF, $1650 in UNC.

Estimate: 2000.00-2500.00 USD