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calikevin New Member United States 36 Posts	Posted 10/13/2011 06:57 am So here are a couple pictures of an Israeli 1 Shekel Coin that I believe to be from 1976 if google images served me properly. What kind of info can you offer on this coin? I'm looking for metal composition, rarity, value... if at all possible. Let me know if you need better images: Moved by Forum Mom from World Coin Grading forum to World Coins and Commemoratives forum. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 10/13/2011 09:08 am It is indeed a 1976 coin, but in 1976, Israel didn't use "shekels", it used "lirah" (also spelled "lira"). This is a 1 lirah coin. Composition: cupronickel (the same alloy as an American 5 cents). If mintage is a reliable guide to rarity, then this coin is middle-of-the-road for the series, with a mintage of 4.2 million - scarcer than the two dates on either side, but more common than some of the earlier dates. In theory, it's slightly more valuable than other dates, as seen on the NGC price list page for this coin. But in practice, since most Western collectors have difficulty reading Jewish Calendar dates, it's not likely to fetch much of a premium. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
PlumCrazy814 Pillar of the Community United States 883 Posts	Posted 10/13/2011 9:28 pm Mint sets had special mint marks during that era - A star of David some background data from the 1979 set: Report this Post to the Staff
calikevin New Member United States 36 Posts	Posted 10/14/2011 03:03 am Thank you Sap for the verification and correction on the coin name... Girlfriend and I couldnt figure out if it was a Shekel, Lira, or Agorot. Wow Plum, those mint sets looks awesome... What does one of those star of David Lira go for? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 10/14/2011 05:20 am They're not too expensive - the Israeli mint went a bit overboard in the 1970s and struck far more mint sets than local and overseas demand really warranted. Here's the page for the mint-set-marked lirah. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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