Turkey AH 1255(8) para

Steve Album sale 39, lot 2425

This specimen was lot 2425 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $132. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AE para, Kostantiniye, AH1255 year 8, PCGS graded MS63 BN." This is from the first year of milled coinage and in which the para was converted from a billon to a pure copper coin. This type was struck years 8-16, then its weight was reduced to 0.8-0.9 g (KM 665.2) and later to 0.5-0.6 g (KM 665.3, starting year 18). For the first time, we have mintages reported.

Recorded Mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: copper, 1.0-1.1 g.

Catalog reference: KM-665.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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