Turkey AH 1223(28) 6 kurush

Steve Album Auction 52, lot 1829

This specimen was lot 1829 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 6 kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1223 year 28, 10th issue, some hairlines, attractive light luster, AU-UNC." This type was struck years 26-32 and has a low catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11-13 g, 0.435 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-603.

Source:

• 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 Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• AH 1223(26) 5 kuruş
• AH 1223(28) cedid mahmudiye
• AH 1223(29) 6 kuruş
• AH 1223(30) ¼ cedid mahmudiye
• Coins and currency dated 1834