Your library will probably have a copy of the Redbook (or you can order one online for less than $15). Even if they have an older copy, it will...
Anyone know when the mint made these? Or where I could find out?
33mm, approximately 22g, sterling silver Obverse: Minuteman carrying a rifle, with the legend "U.S. TREASURY AWARD" with the treasury seal....
24) 1171 (can't make out regnal date), Misr, Para
23) 1115 + ?, Para from Constantinople
22) 1187 + 1 (1775 AD) Para from Constantinople
21) Another off-center? I can't recognize any of the emblems or writing compared to the Ottoman coins - could this be Persian?
20) Finally one I can ID: 1187+3 (AD1777) Constantinople
19) Is this just a very off-center Para? Are off-center strikes common in this series? I can't make out a date or mint mark.
18: (both of these are ~12mm)
I've also got a few smaller coins in the mix - would these be Akçe? And how do you date these? 17:
On #16, I think I found a regnal year of 27. Would that make it 1223+27= AH1250 = 1834AD
Are there any mint marks that I should check for? Or were these all made at the same location? Also, what is the composition?
Of course, the hole reduces the value to only slightly more than the intrinsic metal value. I'm mostly trying to find out if it's got any metal...
Around $30 sounds reasonable. The color seems a bit off to me (there are *lots* of these being counterfeited right now) but if the weight &...
How expensive is it to separate copper and zinc in the smelting process?
It almost looks like an S/S error, but I don't see anything like that listed in the Redbook. If they could screw something up during the war, they...
Isn't 24k 100%? So, 22k would be 91.667% (not a big difference, but certainly significant on a larger medal or coin).
So, this appears to have a Constantinople mint mark, but the date of AH1123 (1711AD) doesn't really make sense. That falls between the ascension...
16) larger than a Para... 21mm (all the others I just uploaded were 14.5-15mm), dated 1223, Constantinople mint:
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