Iraq 1980 250 fils KM-146

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from Stephen Album sale 41, lot 2705
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Stack's Bowers May 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72664
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The first specimen was lot 2705 in Stephen Album sale 41 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2021), where it sold for $390. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAQ: Republic, 250 fils, 1980/AH1400, 1st Anniversary of Hussein as President, lightly toned, NGC graded MS65." The second specimen was lot 72664 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[2] noted, "IRAQ. 250 Fil, AH 1400/1980. Llantrisant Mint. PCGS MS-66. Just one finer example certified by PCGS. This Gem displays with flashy luster with satin like surfaces. An overall enchanting piece." The SCWC does not list any proofs for this issue. This was issued early in Saddam Hussein's career, before he was denounced as a menace to humanity.

Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM-146.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 41, featuring the Dick Nanta Collection of Giray Khans, Part II, the Charles Opitz Collection of Ethnographic Money, Part II, and the Allan F. Pacela Collection of Chinese Coins. Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.
  • [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Featuring the Richard Elliott Collection of Hooknecks, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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