Turkey AH 1223(29) 1-1/2 kurush
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This specimen was lot 75646 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $149. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY. Ottoman Empire. 1-1/2 Kurush, AH 1223 Year 29 (1836). Istanbul (Constantinople) Mint. Mahmud II. NGC MS-63. Top pop; pop: 2." This type was struck years 26-32. Debasement was continuous throughout the sultan's reign and coinage types were usually shortlived. Sixty para equalled 1½ kurush.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.6-3.0 g, 0.465 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-601.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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