Turkey 1969 100 kurush

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 39777

This specimen was lot 39777 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY. 100 Kurush, 1969. Istanbul Mint. PCGS MS-64." This monnaie de luxe was struck 1942-2021 for use in jewelry. It is wider and thinner than the hundred kurush struck for bullion. The style recalls the elaborate calligraphy found on old Ottoman gold coins. It is not known circulated. While this coin has an exalted value in the SCWC, it normally trades for its bullion value, as here.

Recorded mintage: 206,000.

Specification: 7.016 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: Fr-210; KM-872.

Source:

• 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, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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