Turkey AH 1203(3) 2 kurush
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This specimen was lot 1942 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $390. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR 2 kurush, Islambul, AH1203 year 3, a lovely mint state example! PCGS graded MS63." This type was struck years 1-19. It has a low catalog value as the bad strike and debased alloy make it unattractive to collectors. It must have been even less desirable to merchants of the period.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 25.2-25.6 g, 0.465 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-504.
- 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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