Iran SH1335 1/4 pahlavi

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from the Stack's Bowers 2018 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71078
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This specimen was lot 71078 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. 1/4 Pahlavi, SH1335 (1956). NGC MS-66. A better date. Fully struck with soft satin luster." This type was struck SH1332-1336 and is slightly scarcer than the subsequent type of SH1336-1352, which was 16 mm diameter.

Recorded mintage: 41,000.

Specification: 2.03 g, 0.900 fine gold, 14 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-104; KM-1160.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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