RARE Vatican Withdrawn POPE JOHN PAUL II 1,000 Lire Legal Tender Coin CP1029

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RARE Vatican Withdrawn POPE JOHN PAUL II 1,000 Lire Legal Tender Coin CP1029:
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RARE Vatican Withdrawn POPE JOHN PAUL II 1,000Lire Legal Tender Coin

Vatican Withdraws Pope John Paul II Coins!

Collectors scramble to get last coins of the Vatican

Despite the controversies swirling around the CatholicChurch and the Pope; knowledgeable collectors have begun snapping up the 2001Vatican1,000 Lire coins that feature Pope John Paul II. Recently withdrawn from circulation by theVatican, the rapidly vanishing coin holds the unique distinction of being thefinal Vatican minted Lire coin ever issued with the portrait of the HolyFather. This situation with theVaticancoinage is quite uncommon.Normally, when a new coin or mint year is introduced, the coinage fromprevious years remains in circulation for years, even decades. However, withthe creation of the Euro in 2002, the Vatican Lire were actually withdrawn fromcirculation.