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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 3184173, member: 19165&quot;]Sometimes the stars align, and the pictures are easy to take. That usually isn&#039;t the case, but this morning the camera, the lights, the coins... they just made things easy. Of course, a cup of my favorite tea probably helped as well, haha! </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, for your viewing pleasure, here are my newest Moroccan purchases. They all arrived this week (one of them was the subject of another thread, but I figured I&#039;d share it here again because I like it so much!)</p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin is a 1/2 Dirham from AH1317 (which is 1899 AD, for the Western audience). This tiny little coin only weighs 1.45 g, and is considerably smaller even than a US dime. It was minted in Paris, which you can tell by the position of the arrowheads - on the Paris minted coins, the arrowheads point inwards. On the coins minted in Berlin, they point outwards. PCGS graded this coin MS-65, but I think 64 is more appropriate. </p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin is a 1 Dirham from AH1316 (which is 1898 AD). This coin weighs about 2.9 g, and is roughly the same size as a US dime, but a bit thinner. This one was also minted in Paris. PCGS gave it a 65, and I agree. </p><p><br /></p><p>I love the Moroccan coins because of their geometric designs. The arrows and stars are just cool. The third coin takes that to a whole new level - there isn&#039;t much here besides intricate geometric designs. This coin is in an unusual Russian slab, which they graded MS-63 (and I agree with their grade). There is some lovely toning on the obverse, and plenty of luster under the toning. There is quite a bit of die polish on the obverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, I hope you like my new coins! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]821056[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]821057[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]821058[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]821059[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]821061[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]821060[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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