Posted 06/06/2017 7:30 pm
Wow, what an interesting find! There is only one coin in that batch of pictures that is not from the Ottoman Empire, which is the bottom-right one in the last picture. That one is an Egyptian 4 para coin from 1277/4, or around 1864 in the Gregorian calendar (see here). That one is not worth that much. So on to the Ottoman ones:
All of the rest of the Ottoman ones are 5 para coins, like Jake the Dog said. If there are around one hundred pieces, it would be easier if I tackle all at once, so my apologise for the block of text to come!
Now, I am seeing three different rulers in total: Abdülmecid I, Abdülaziz, and Abdülhamid II. But the names are not that importantthe dates are. In the same order as the leaders, the dates are 1255, 1277, and 1293. To help you identify which coins you have are which, I will crop some of your coins to show you:
Let's start with the one from 1277. It is a one year type, only made in 1277/4 which, like the Egyptian one, is around 1864 in the Gregorian calendar. That one is not worth much (but the type can be found here. To determine the date of the other ones (as well as their values), a little more work is required.
On this side, you can see a 3, which is known as the regnal year. To find the actual date, it would be like this: year + regnal year - 1 (because there is no year zero). So, 1293 + 3 - 1 = 1295. 1295 is around 1878 in the Gregorian calendar. But instead of writing 1295, most people write the date as 1293/3. I hope that makes sense. And to translate the dates into the Gregorian calendar, it would be easiest to look at some of the links I have posted below.
Onto the actual coins, there are some better dates with the 1255 ones. You can see which dates are better here; however, none of them are that expensive. And in the condition these ones are in, the values would be even lower (link!).
The ones from 1293 are a little more interesting. There are only three dates, and one of them is considered rare (here is yet another link). Even so, NGC's price guide does not list a price for the rare one (found here). Without a price, I would just assume that one may be expensive. The rare one is 1293/2, but threes do look similar to twos, so if you see a 1293/2, look very carefully. And it will require some more searching to find an actual price on the Internet for that date, because I really do not know its price.
Well, I hope that all made sense!
All of the rest of the Ottoman ones are 5 para coins, like Jake the Dog said. If there are around one hundred pieces, it would be easier if I tackle all at once, so my apologise for the block of text to come!
Now, I am seeing three different rulers in total: Abdülmecid I, Abdülaziz, and Abdülhamid II. But the names are not that importantthe dates are. In the same order as the leaders, the dates are 1255, 1277, and 1293. To help you identify which coins you have are which, I will crop some of your coins to show you:
Let's start with the one from 1277. It is a one year type, only made in 1277/4 which, like the Egyptian one, is around 1864 in the Gregorian calendar. That one is not worth much (but the type can be found here. To determine the date of the other ones (as well as their values), a little more work is required.
On this side, you can see a 3, which is known as the regnal year. To find the actual date, it would be like this: year + regnal year - 1 (because there is no year zero). So, 1293 + 3 - 1 = 1295. 1295 is around 1878 in the Gregorian calendar. But instead of writing 1295, most people write the date as 1293/3. I hope that makes sense. And to translate the dates into the Gregorian calendar, it would be easiest to look at some of the links I have posted below.
Onto the actual coins, there are some better dates with the 1255 ones. You can see which dates are better here; however, none of them are that expensive. And in the condition these ones are in, the values would be even lower (link!).
The ones from 1293 are a little more interesting. There are only three dates, and one of them is considered rare (here is yet another link). Even so, NGC's price guide does not list a price for the rare one (found here). Without a price, I would just assume that one may be expensive. The rare one is 1293/2, but threes do look similar to twos, so if you see a 1293/2, look very carefully. And it will require some more searching to find an actual price on the Internet for that date, because I really do not know its price.
Well, I hope that all made sense!
