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This specimen was lot 46785 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for  
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This specimen was lot 46785 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $192. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "IRAN. 2000 Dinars (2 Kran), SH 1306 (1927)-L. St. Petersburg (Leningrad) Mint. Reza Shah. PCGS MS-62." This type was struck SH1306-1308 but is seldom seen. SH = Solar Hegira calendar. The "L" mintmark was for London, not Leningrad.
 
 
$192. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "IRAN. 2000 Dinars (2 Kran), SH 1306 (1927)-L.  
 
 
 
St. Petersburg (Leningrad) Mint. Reza Shah. PCGS MS-62." This type was struck SH1306-1308 but is seldom seen. SH = Solar Hegira calendar. The "L" mintmark was for London, not Leningrad.
 
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 7,500,000 plus 11,714,000 from Heaton (mintmark "H") plus more without mintmark.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 7,500,000 plus 11,714,000 from Heaton (mintmark "H") plus more without mintmark.

Revision as of 17:46, 14 September 2024

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 46785
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This specimen was lot 46785 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. 2000 Dinars (2 Kran), SH 1306 (1927)-L. St. Petersburg (Leningrad) Mint. Reza Shah. PCGS MS-62." This type was struck SH1306-1308 but is seldom seen. SH = Solar Hegira calendar. The "L" mintmark was for London, not Leningrad.

Recorded mintage: 7,500,000 plus 11,714,000 from Heaton (mintmark "H") plus more without mintmark.

Specification: 9.21 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1104.

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, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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