How Do You Tell And Open Style Vs. Closed Style 'Mem' On Israel Proof Coins

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weavus135 Pillar of the Community United States 539 Posts	Posted 08/23/2016 10:22 pm I don't have a facility to take a decent photo but I recently acquired a KM 91.2 or KM 91.3 10 Lirot coin from Israel. I'm not familiar with the open and closed style of 'mem' that Krause mentions. Does anyone have a picture of either style that I could compare to the coin I have? I did a search but couldn't find a prior string on this. thanks, weavus135 Report this Post to the Staff

AJL Valued Member Israel 84 Posts	Posted 08/29/2016 3:47 pm It took me a while, but I found it. A "mem" is a letter. In the picture you can see the location of the "mem" is where you can also find a star. In the picture you can see the left side "mem" has a bit of an open part on bottom left where on the right it is closed. Does this help? Report this Post to the Staff
weavus135 Pillar of the Community United States 539 Posts	Posted 08/30/2016 3:39 pm thank you AJL. I only had one coin that had the 'mem' so I couldn't tell which version it was. The picture on the left of the open 'mem' seems to also either have a reflection or perhaps the left side of the letter is also open. it is just that small opening on the bottom left of the letter that makes it open? Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54283 Posts	Posted 08/30/2016 4:03 pm " it is just that small opening on the bottom left of the letter that makes it open?" On the coin, yes. In actual Hebrew... Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
weavus135 Pillar of the Community United States 539 Posts	Posted 08/31/2016 2:28 pm thank you nss-52. that is even more clear. Report this Post to the Staff
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