Coin and Paper Money Collecting/Italian Coin

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Expert: - 9/28/2009


Question
Can you please identify the following coin;

The following markings;

Ferd. I.D.G. Regni
Siciliar VM ET Hier Rex

On reverse side;
Tornesi
Dieci

Dated; 1819.

Many thanks

Answer
Hi Angela,
This Italian coin comes from the kingdom of Naples and Sicily, prior to the Italian unification in the early 1860's. This particular 10 torneci was only made for the one year, 1819. The later types were made for several consecutive years. Such coins are quite popular with collectors because of the large size and heavy weight.
On the current market, a decent example with a lot of wear starts in the $5-$10 range. A nice piece with only a little wear quickly jumps to the $20-$40 range, and a coin with barely any wear at all goes up to $100+.
If you would like to look this coin up yourself, the Krause catalog reference number for this coin is "C #123".
Thanks for the question! =)

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