Iran, 5000 dinar piece, dated SH 1307 (1928). Metal content is 90% silver. Should be 23g.
Nice coins Charmy! I'm not familiar with the 1862 S-4, but looks like there is some RPD action was well, along the base of the 1, and on the...
It is either a 25, 50, or 100 kurush from Turkey, dated AH 1327 year 3 (1911 AD). The weights are 1.8g, 3.6g, or 7.2g depending on the denomination.
It is meant to be Parthian, I think a drachm of Vologases III. I couldn't say about the authenticity, however, especially since there is an X...
Most of the marks look like typical chops from the later years of that activity in China. Some other marks don't look like much other than damage.
Its an 8 reales from Mexico City. At $6 a good deal, if its authentic.
1203 is the ascension year of the sultan. The year within that reign that the coin was minted is at the top, above the word for 'struck'. That...
I can only tell you that Standard World Catalog 2006 edition lists these as $4 in VG, $8 in F. Current market might be higher, but since these...
Then you are correct that they are 10 paras.
Great coin and writeup Eduard.
The diameter and weight would tell you whether they are 5, 10, or 20 paras. The years are: top L - AH 1203 year 17 = 1804 AD top R - AH 1203...
No one has shown a coin from this era of Romanian history. It must be the best time, because the sun is shining and the farmer is working. [IMG]
I like this coin. Segovia mint. It looked to have been coutermarked with an 8. Was this done to verify that it was not debased?
I collect Ottoman and other Islamic coins, just not many from Turkey per se. Here is my favorite Yemenese coin: Yemen, Mutawakkilite Kingdom...
Here is the follow-up thread from last year: http://www.cointalk.com/t60268/
Depends on what your definition of 'as' is.
It is a 5 baht from Thailand, dated BE 2522 (1979 AD). I like the Syrian coin, ruins of Palmyra must be. In Krause, however, it doesn't have the...
Its a 2 piastres from the Ottoman empire, minted in Istanbul. Minted AH 1203, regnal year 2. That's about 1790 AD.
Many great examples being posted above. A few more: [IMG] And a coin that serves as a reminder that it wasn't until 1867 that Mexico was...
If the coin was authenticated by someone in hand who is an expert, then I would trust that. I was concerned about the coin because of the...
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