Turkey 1972 100 kurush
This specimen was lot 6453 in CNG Triton XXVIII (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $551.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY, Republic. 1923-present. AV 100 Kurush. Monnaie de Luxe. Istanbul mint. Dated 1972. Head of Kemal Ataturk left within border of stars and floral pattern / Legend within border of stars and floral pattern. Proof-like fields, some spotting, light marks. UNC. From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex El Dorado (14 July 1984), lot 470." 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: 222,000.
Specification: 7.016 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 30.5 mm diameter, 7.06 g, 12 hr axis.
Catalog reference: KM 872; Friedberg 210 (formerly Fr-96).
- 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]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXVIII, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2024.
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