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| − | This specimen was lot 71093 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Iraq|IRAQ]]. 100 Fils, AH1372//1953. NGC MS-65. A difficult coin to attain in any grade, this MS 65 example is valued at over $1000. Faisal II ruled as king, 1953-1958. Superb silvery toning and essentially mark free fields." [[Iraq]] was for centuries a province of the Ottoman Empire but was coveted by the British for her oil deposits in the aftermath of World War One. Made a mandate of the League of Nations in 1922, a puppet kingdom was set up with a branch of the Hashemite clan as king. The kingdom lasted until Faisal II's overthrow in 1958 by an army junta which included Saddam Hussein. In 1959, the new regime issued all new coins. This type was struck 1953 only and | + | This specimen was lot 71093 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Iraq|IRAQ]]. 100 Fils, AH1372//1953. NGC MS-65. A difficult coin to attain in any grade, this MS 65 example is valued at over $1000. Faisal II ruled as king, 1953-1958. Superb silvery toning and essentially mark free fields." [[Iraq]] was for centuries a province of the Ottoman Empire but was coveted by the British for her oil deposits in the aftermath of World War One. Made a mandate of the League of Nations in 1922, a puppet kingdom was set up with a branch of the Hashemite clan as king. The kingdom lasted until Faisal II's overthrow in 1958 by an army junta which included Saddam Hussein. In 1959, the new regime issued all new coins. This type was struck 1953 only and was accompanied by one fils ([[Iraq 1953 fils|KM 109]]), 2 fils (KM 110), 4 fils ([[Iraq 1953 4 fils|KM 111]]), 10 fils ([[Iraq 1953 10 fils|KM 112]]), 20 fils ([[Iraq 1953 20 fils|KM 113]]) and 50 fils ([[Iraq 1953 50 fils|KM 114]]). |
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* [[Iraq 1953 fils|AH 1372/1953 fils]] | * [[Iraq 1953 fils|AH 1372/1953 fils]] | ||
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| + | * [[Iraq 1953 4 fils|AH 1372/1953 4 fils]] | ||
* [[Iraq 1953 10 fils|AH 1372/1953 10 fils]] | * [[Iraq 1953 10 fils|AH 1372/1953 10 fils]] | ||
| + | * [[Iraq 1953 20 fils|AH 1372/1953 20 fils]] | ||
* [[Iraq 1953 50 fils|AH 1372/1953 50 fils]] | * [[Iraq 1953 50 fils|AH 1372/1953 50 fils]] | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1953]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1953]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale]] | ||
Revision as of 14:00, 14 March 2022
This specimen was lot 71093 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAQ. 100 Fils, AH1372//1953. NGC MS-65. A difficult coin to attain in any grade, this MS 65 example is valued at over $1000. Faisal II ruled as king, 1953-1958. Superb silvery toning and essentially mark free fields." Iraq was for centuries a province of the Ottoman Empire but was coveted by the British for her oil deposits in the aftermath of World War One. Made a mandate of the League of Nations in 1922, a puppet kingdom was set up with a branch of the Hashemite clan as king. The kingdom lasted until Faisal II's overthrow in 1958 by an army junta which included Saddam Hussein. In 1959, the new regime issued all new coins. This type was struck 1953 only and was accompanied by one fils (KM 109), 2 fils (KM 110), 4 fils (KM 111), 10 fils (KM 112), 20 fils (KM 113) and 50 fils (KM 114). Recorded mintage: 1,200,000 + 200 proofs.
Specification: 10 g, 0.900 fine silver, 29 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-115.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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