Turkey AH 1223(19) 30 para
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This specimen was lot 2395 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY: Mahmud II, 1839-1861, AR 30 para, Kostantiniye, AH1223 year 19, a fantastic quality mint state example! PCGS graded MS66." In general, thirty para made a zolota and forty para made a kuruş, altho frequent devaluations made a hash of the system. This type, included in the sixth issue, is listed for years 17-21 and is not supposed to come in Uncirculated.
Recorded Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.600 fine silver, 3.0-3.4 g.
Catalog reference: KM-579.
- 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 Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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