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Valued Member
Sweden
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Hello there. I've got this coin which I can't locate in my 1801-2000 Krause. So I guess it's older. Can someone be kind and ID it for me? If it's pre-1800, please post the value as well!   Thanks! Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap |
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Valued Member
 Sweden
159 Posts |
To me it looks Turkish, however might be some of the other Ottoman Empire- countries?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
645 Posts |
Egypt 10 or 20 Qirsh. AH1293/29 1903. Value is probably melt.
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Valued Member
Sweden
159 Posts |
Okay thanks a lot! Really looks like a Turkish coin to me.
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Valued Member
Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
342 Posts |
It looks to me more like 10 QIRSH - KM# 295
The fastest we can to resolve whether the 10 or 20 if you write the weight of the coins.
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Valued Member
Sweden
159 Posts |
Yes, I know that the 20 QIRSH is heavier. However I don't have any scale for weighing grams.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2605 Posts |
How about the size? 10 qirsh is about 31 mm in diameter, 20 qirsh is a large crown size of about 40 mm?
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Moderator
 Australia
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It's a 10 qirsh. On Egyptian coins, the denomination is marked on the obverse, below the toughra.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2605 Posts |
That very well could be a "20". Too worn to say for sure.
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Valued Member
Sweden
159 Posts |
According to my catalog, it says the diameter should be the same of the two coins. However if you say it's a 10 qirsh, I'd bet it is. :)
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Pillar of the Community
Turkey
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It is a 20, I think. It is an Ototman Egypt 20 Kurus, dated 1293/29 (II. Abdulhamit). It should have an H mnitmark somewhere, (I couldn't find it) indicating that it was minted in Heaton Mint in Birmingham.
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