Jordan 1978 100 fils

from the Stack's Bowers Collector's June 2022 Choice sale, lot 70187

This specimen was lot 70187 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JORDAN. 100 Fils, AH 1398/1978. Kings Norton Mint. Hussein bin Talal. PCGS SPECIMEN-62. Despite some evidence of light handling, this specimen retains charm with a swirling luster and rich details. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection." The coinage of Jordan began with the issue of bronze and copper-nickel coins in 1949. This type was struck for circulation 1978, 1981, 1984-85, 1989 and 1991. All the dates are common.

Recorded mintage: 3,000,000 plus 20,000 proofs.

Specification: 12 g, copper-nickel, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-40.

Source:

• 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 June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Links to:

• AH 1385/1965 100 fils
• AH 1395/1975 50 fils
• AH 1397/1977 quarter dinar
• 1977 2½ dinars, Rhim gazelle
• 1977 3 dinars, Palestine sunbird
• AH 1397/1977-FM 25 dinars, 25th anniversary of reign
• 1977 50 dinars, houbara bustard
• AH 1398/1978 5 fils
• AH 1398/1978 10 fils
• AH 1398/1978 50 fils
• Jordan 1981 3 dinars International Year of the Child
• Jordan 1981 60 dinars International Year of the Child
• AH 1404/1984 50 fils
• AH 1404/1984 100 fils
• Coins and currency dated 1978
• return to coins of Jordan