Iran AH1323 500 dinars

Steve Album sale 30, lot 839

This specimen was lot 839 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $440.63. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN: Muzaffar al-Din Shah, 1896-1907, AR 500 dinars, AH1323, lovely iridescent bluish toning, exceptional state of preservation for type! PCGS graded MS64." This one year type, the first of its denomination to feature a portrait of the shah, is rather scarce. It was accompanied by a 1000 dinars (KM 978) and 2000 dinars (KM 979). The next 500 dinars was issued in 1907 by Muhammed Ali Shah (KM 1014).

Recorded mintage: 130,000.

Specification: 2.3 g, 0.900 fine silver, .066 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-977.

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 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

Link to:

• AH 1322 (1904) 500 dinars
• AH 1322 (1904) 5000 dinars
• AH 1323 1000 dinars
• AH 1323 silver 2000 dinars
• AH 1323 gold 2000 dinars
• AH 1323 gold 5000 dinars
• AH 1332 500 dinars
• Coins and currency dated 1905