Iraq 1943-I 4 fils
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This specimen was lot 23086 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAQ. 4 Fils, AH 1362 / 1943-I. Bombay Mint. NGC MS-64 Brown. A rather rare piece in such an alluring, near-Gem status, this specimen offers deep violet-brown surfaces, with some hints of red near the peripheries. Compare to an NGC MS-64 Red, which realized a hammer of $600 earlier in 2019." This is a one year type struck at Bombay because shipping coins from the London Mint was too risky during World War Two. The monarchy lasted 1921-58.
Recorded mintage: 1,500,000.
Specification: 4 g, bronze, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-107.
- 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 August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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