Iran SH1333 5 rials

Steve Album sale 39, lot 3351

This specimen was lot 3351 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $66. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN: Muhammad Reza Shah, 1941-1979, 5 rials, SH1333, a superb example for this short lived type! PCGS graded MS65." This type was struck SH 1331-1336 (1952-57) and is common. The previous type (KM 1145) was silver.

Recorded Mintage: 6,582,000.

Specification: 6.70 g, copper-nickel, 26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-1159.

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 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• SH 1325 (1946) 5 rials
• SH 1333 (1954) half pahlavi
• Coins and currency dated 1954