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I just got this coin today in a junk box. The design on the obverse is rather similar to coins from Afghanistan from the mid 20th century, and the date is 1337 (1958). I just can't find a coin similar to this one for Afghanistan in my Krause standard catalog. Does anyone else know of this type of coin or if it is in fact from Afghanistan? Thanks! Image:  AfghanistanUnknownobv.jpg34.53 KB Image: AfghanistanUnknownrev.jpg33.05 KB |
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Pillar of the Community
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hi I'm 99 percent sure it is from egypt
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Pillar of the Community
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scott3270- ah, you are right, there are some rather similar coins from Egypt. But I still am unable to find an exact match. Do you have any idea what the KM# might be?
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Pillar of the Community
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Not sure if this is helping - but that date looks an awful lot like 1327.
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Moderator
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I agree with 1327
Still trying to find a KM
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Pillar of the Community
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according to my book 1377 is 1958 so hippie may be right my book does not go back to 1327 so I cant help with that but I know it is from egypt
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...Egypt... Wrong piece of the Ottoman Empire. Try "Turkey". 10 para, KM# 760. Though personally, I'd prefer to see all the various pieces of the Empire listed in one place in the catalogues, under "O" for Ottoman. 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
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Pillar of the Community
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ah those coins all look the same  I guess thats why we could not find it |
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Ah Geez  I was flippin thru Turkey right when I saw you post. You've won this round  |
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Sap- ah, now I see. Thanks!
So how do I determine which exact year this coin was minted? I'm just not quite sure how you differentiate between the years AH1327//2 (1910) - AH1327//8 (1916).
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Pillar of the Community
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My life changed when I found the guide to numbers in the front of the Krause books :P
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Pillar of the Community
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HippieOutcast- Same here. :P But I don't see any other Arabic numbers other than the date of 1337.
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Pillar of the Community
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Well, there is usually the denomination of the coin, and a year. Yours looks like year 4 at a quick glance
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Pillar of the Community
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I stand corrected, looks like a 6 to me. The year is below the middle of the "obverse" right above the line on the right side of the line.
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Pillar of the Community
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HippieOutcast-hmm yeah, it does sort of look like it is year 6 of the 1327 dated coins. Thanks for the help!
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Do you have anything else from that area of the world? They are wonderful coins!
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Posted 12/15/2008 10:40 pm
