Iraq 1933 2 fils
The first specimen was lot 71872 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $720. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAQ. 2 Fils, AH 1352/1933. NGC MS-65 Red Brown. Carefully preserved with the added attribute of strong blue and mauve toning where the original red no longer remains. Unsurpassed in technical quality in the NGC census and sure to be strongly pursued as a result." The second specimen was lot 45110 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[2] noted, "IRAQ. 2 Fils, AH 1352 (1933). NGC MS-65 Brown. A well struck Gem with dark brown patina, satiny luster, and some mint red remaining in the fields." This type was struck 1931 and 1933 and is not at all common in nice condition. The monarchy lasted 1921-58.
Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.
Specification: 5 g, bronze, 24 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-96.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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