Egypt AH 1277(10) 10 para KM-243a

Stack's Bowers November 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 76482

This specimen was lot 76482 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $105. The catalog description^[1] noted, "EGYPT. Ottoman Empire. 10 Para, AH 1277 Year 10 (1869/70). Cairo (Misr) Mint. Abdul Aziz. PCGS MS-64." This type was struck years 10-16. According to the SCWC, it has a higher fineness than the prior type (KM 243). Bronze ten paras (KM 241) were also struck years 4-10. Forty para made a qirsh.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: 0.29-0.33 g, 0.900 fine silver, 14.4 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-243a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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