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This specimen was lot 7470 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $456. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Iran|IRAN]]. Pahlavi, SH 1350 (1971). Tehran Mint. Pahlavi. PCGS MS-64. A brilliant and pleasing coin with full satiny luster." This type, struck SH 1330-1353 during the reign of Muhammed Reza Shah (r. 1941-79), was minted to the standard of a British sovereign. Gold half ([[Iran SH1349 1/2 pahlavi|Fr-102]]), 2½ ([[Iran SH1348 2-1/2 pahlavi|Fr-100]]), five and ten pahlavis also exist. The coins generally trade as bullion.
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This specimen was lot 7470 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $456. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Iran|IRAN]]. Pahlavi, SH 1350/1971. Tehran Mint. Pahlavi. PCGS MS-64. A brilliant and pleasing coin with full satiny luster." This type, struck SH 1330-1353 during the reign of Muhammed Reza Shah (r. 1941-79), was minted to the standard of a British sovereign. Gold half ([[Iran SH1349 1/2 pahlavi|Fr-102]]), 2½ ([[Iran SH1348 2-1/2 pahlavi|Fr-100]]), five and ten pahlavis also exist. The coins generally trade as bullion.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 60,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 60,000.
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* [[Iran SH1342 pahlavi|SH 1342 (1963) pahlavi]]
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* [[Iran SH1348 pahlavi|SH 1348 (1969) pahlavi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1348 2-1/2 pahlavi|SH 1348 (1969) 2½ pahlavi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1348 2-1/2 pahlavi|SH 1348 (1969) 2½ pahlavi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1349 1/2 pahlavi|SH 1349 ½ pahlavi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1349 1/2 pahlavi|SH 1349 ½ pahlavi]]

Latest revision as of 12:47, 28 February 2025

from the Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 7470
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This specimen was lot 7470 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $456. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. Pahlavi, SH 1350/1971. Tehran Mint. Pahlavi. PCGS MS-64. A brilliant and pleasing coin with full satiny luster." This type, struck SH 1330-1353 during the reign of Muhammed Reza Shah (r. 1941-79), was minted to the standard of a British sovereign. Gold half (Fr-102), 2½ (Fr-100), five and ten pahlavis also exist. The coins generally trade as bullion.

Recorded mintage: 60,000.

Specification: 8.136 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-101; KM-1162.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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