Turkey AH 1203(18) 100 para

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Steve Album sale 55, lot 1946

This specimen was lot 1946 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR yüzlük (100 para), Islambul, AH1203 year 18, some weakness, mainly on the reverse, better date, VF-XF, ex Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection." This type was struck years 1-19 and most dates are common. It's a bit of a stretch to call this a silver crown but Davenport assigned it a number.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 31-32.9 g, 0.465 fine silver, 38 mm diameter, this specimen is 31.82 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-1817, KM-507.

Sources:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.

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