If you are a collector, you will certainly be interested in learning more about rare valuable coins. If you found some old lire in a trunk or inherited it from a member of your family, you may have a potential fortune on your hands. In this article we will explain which are the most sought-after rare coins, how to recognize them and how to get them valued at their best.
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Old coins worth a fortune: here are the most sought after!
50 Lire 1956 Vulcano
Among the rare Italian collectible coins, we certainly find the 50 Lire from 1956 depicting naked Vulcan, beating the hammer on the anvil. The value of the coin varies according to the conditions: in general, it could be worth from 20 to 70 euros. For the “Fior di Conio” specimens the value could exceed 120 euros.
10 Lire 1946 – 1950
Other rare ancient Italian coins are the 10 lire minted from 1946 to 1950. The front face depicts the mythical winged horse Pegasus, the reverse instead presents the olive branch with the inscription L.10 which characterizes the nominal value of the coin.
The rarest ones are from the year 1946 and 1947; the others, if well preserved, can be worth up to 80 euros per piece. The rarest pieces were sold at auction for more than 3,000 euros.
Orange lira 1947
The 1947 orange lira is a very precious rare coin for a collector. The one lira coin represents, on one face, the orange branch and on the other a woman with spikes in her hair. Currently this small coin can be worth a real capital: we are talking about about 1500 euros if the coin is in good condition.
2 Lire of 1958
Among the rare Italian coins that are worth less, because all in all quite widespread, we find the 2 lire of 1958. This coin can have a variable value depending on its state of conservation: it ranges from a minimum of 80 euros to a maximum of approximately 500 Euros.
5 Read 1946
The Italian lira also offers this extraordinary 5 lire piece, the first coined by the Italian Republic in 1946. On the reverse of the coin there is a bunch of grapes. Depending on the state of conservation, the 5 lire of 1946 and 1947 could be worth more than a thousand euros. For those relating to other annuities, the value is between 50 and 80 euros.
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