Turkey 1966 100 kurush

Sincona sale 83, lot 3741

This specimen was lot 3741 in Sincona sale 83 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$569 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY, Republik, seit 1923. 100 Piaster 1966, Ankara. Kemal Atatürk. Luxus-Prägung. Fast FDC (Monnaie de luxe, About uncirculated)." This monnaie de luxe was struck 1942-2021 for use in jewelry. It is wider and thinner than the hundred kurush struck for bullion. It is not known circulated. While this coin has an exalted value in the SCWC, it normally trades for its bullion value, as here.

Recorded mintage: 190,000.

Specification: 7.02 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 7.00 g.

Catalog reference: KM 872, Fr-210.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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