Turkey 1936 50 kurush

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Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 854

This specimen was lot 854 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $114. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY: Republic, AR 50 kurush, 1936, bust of Kemal Ataturk left, a lovely example! PCGS graded MS63." This type was struck 1935-37 and this is the most common of the three dates. Ataturk died in 1938.

Recorded mintage: 5,082,000.

Specification: 6 g, 0.830 fine silver, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-865.

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, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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