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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ag76, post: 3495403, member: 100584&quot;]I recently cherrypicked this 1255/8 (1846) Ottoman Empire 20 Kurush large inscription on eBay. There are two varieties of this coin - small and large inscription - and the latter is scarcer and more valuable. Numista: <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces30907.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces30907.html" rel="nofollow">https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces30907.html</a>. NGC: <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/turkey-20-kurush-km-676-1255-15-1255-8-cuid-1100983-duid-1555124" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/turkey-20-kurush-km-676-1255-15-1255-8-cuid-1100983-duid-1555124" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/turkey-20-kurush-km-676-1255-15-1255-8-cuid-1100983-duid-1555124</a>. Unfortunately, the coin is virtually a full half-gram underweight (23.53g). It is not magnetic and passes the ping test as silver, and we are talking about the Ottoman Empire in the mid-19th century, the &quot;sick man of Europe.&quot; I&#039;m willing to believe their minting processes were less than meticulous. The seller is reputable but not really a coin specialist.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]925809[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]925810[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]925811[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>First and most importantly, is the coin genuine? I don&#039;t see any red flags other than the weight here - and the weak dentils, but the dentils are often weak on Ottoman coins, from what I&#039;ve seen.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, any ideas about the relative scarcity of this date and variety? Neither Numista nor NGC (from Krause) has any mintage information for this date.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance for all reasonably informed opinions![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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