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| − | This specimen was lot 46785 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for | + | 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. |
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| − | $192. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "IRAN. 2000 Dinars (2 Kran), SH 1306 (1927)-L. | ||
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| − | 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
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.
- 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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