Turkey AH 1187(1) kurush KM-368

Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75808

This specimen was lot 75808 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY. Ottoman Empire. Kurush (Piastre), AH 1187 Year 1 (1774/5). Istanbul (Constantinople) Mint. Abdulhamid I. PCGS MS-62. A supremely elegant and enchanting crown, this example offers a well centered and executed strike." Turkish issues before the reform of 1839 are a mess of constantly changing denominations as the government attempted to debase its way out of perpetual bankruptcy. The yuzluk was 2½ kurush or 100 para. This type was struck years 1-19.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 17.6-19.4 g, billon.

Catalog reference: KM-368.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• AH 1187(1) 20 para, second toughra
• AH 1187(1) kuruş, second toughra
• AH 1187(1) zeri mahbub
• Coins and currency dated 1774