Iran SH1323 10 rials

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Steve Album sale 38, lot 3021

In 1944, as the result of a coinage reform, this ten rials was introduced and struck in silver until 1947. It was replaced by a copper-nickel ten rials (KM 1177). The second specimen was lot 3021 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $53.55. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN: Mohammad Reza Shah, 1941-1979, AR 10 rials, SH1323, a lovely lightly toned example! NGC graded MS65."

Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.

Specification: 16 g, 0.600 fine silver, .308 troy oz ASW, 32 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 1146.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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