Turkey AH 1203(3) 100 para

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Steve Album sale 55, lot 1944
from the Mountain Groan Collection
this example is year 3

This specimen was lot 1944 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $204. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR yüzlük (100 para), Islambul, AH1203 year 3, superb strike, choice XF-AU, ex Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection." This type was struck years 1 thru 19.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 31.0-32.9 g, 0.465 fine silver, this specimen is 30.85 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-1817, KM-507.

Sources:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed. London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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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