Turkey 1923(39) 250 kurush
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This specimen was lot 42837 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $2,562. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY. 250 Kurush, 1923 Year 39 (1962). Ankara Mint. PCGS MS-64. The finer of just two observed for the date in the PCGS census, and the only such Mint State example, this glossy near-Gem radiates with an astounding degree of dazzling luster in the fields. From the Charles “Cheech” Litman Collection." This type was struck years 20, 30-31, 38-87, and sold in the souks for jewelry.
Recorded mintage: 389.
Specification: 18.04 g, 0.917 fine gold, 27.2 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: Fr-204; KM-857.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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