Iran AH 1318 100 dinars KM-962

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Sincona sale 85, lot 1131

This specimen was lot 1131 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$162 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Muzaffar al-Din Shah, 1313-1324 AH (1896-1907). 100 Dinars 1318 AH (1900/1901 AD), Tehran Mint. Copper-Nickel. NGC MS64. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 152."

This one year type has a modest catalog value. It accompanied a copper-nickel fifty dinars (KM 961), silver shahi (KM 965), quarter kran (KM 968), 500 dinars (KM 969), 1000 dinars (KM 972) and 2000 dinars (KM 974). This sale also contained a silver 100 dinars, the only known specimen and unlisted, which may actually be an off-metal strike or mint sport.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.4 g, copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 962.

Source:

  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 85, The Kian Collection - Part 1, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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