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Revision as of 18:53, 27 January 2022
This specimen was lot 1011 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $1,292.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AR ¼ kran, AH1297. Semi-prooflike, fantastic grade, tied for finest known by PCGS, PCGS graded MS67 Secure Holder." This type is listed for AH 1294-1311 and many dates are common tho this one is not. The SCWC does not price it in Uncirculated. It was roughly equal to a half dime or British threepence. One thousand dinars made a kran and ten kran made a toman. The largest silver coin was the five krans.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.15 g, .900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-892.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.
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