1974 And 1977 100 Lira Reverse Die Error

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This is the normal way these coins were struck. It's called 'Coin Alignment' and is exactly the same as US coins. Coins with the obverse and reverse the same way up (like modern Euro coins and most modern British coins) are said to have 'Medal Alignment'.

Italian 100-Lire coins of the 1970s are of very little value, like most modern coins that were replaced by the Euro in 2002. My local coin shop has a big tray of coins for 10 pence (about 12 US cents) each and you can usually pull quite a few out of it. Lots of people saved them as souvenirs when the Euro was introduced, and there are still millions of them lying around. They were also often brought home as souvenirs by people spending vacations in Italy.

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