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alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 12/10/2009 07:41 am I try to stick to UK coinage, but these are beautiful. What grading would you give? Report this Post to the Staff

svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 12/10/2009 12:14 pm I'll let someone else do the grading, I just would like to clarify that this is 20 qirsh minted in Ottoman Egypt in the 3rd year of Muhammad V's reign (AD 1911). Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 12/11/2009 2:51 pm I really hope someone knowledgeable come in and grade this coin! Let's do this. I'm going to say it's About Good and see if there's a crowd to tear me apart. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/11/2009 3:06 pm This type of coin isn't the easiest to grade but based on the amount of wear on the floral patterns and arrows I would grade it at VF-20. Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 12/11/2009 5:32 pm I'll go the conservative route on this one and say that it's a F-15. Report this Post to the Staff
snowman Pillar of the Community United States 1840 Posts	Posted 12/11/2009 7:30 pm Tough call. The obverse looks F and the reverse looks VF. Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 12/11/2009 8:27 pm Thanks for your views, I'm only used to the UK type of grading, so I hope to put some more up here to learn. And yes, svslav; I did mean to put up a different coin but I'd mislabelled them originally. Didn't spot the difference at all, too d*** pleased at managing to post a picture without mishap Report this Post to the Staff
molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 12/12/2009 03:13 am Guys, svslav is right, this is a 20 Kurus of Muhammed V, To be used in Egypt, Reign year 3, Minted in heaton Mint, Birmingham (can you see the letter H down below, close to the rim on the tugra side?). Beauty is the eye of the beholder, however, if that coin is F-15, than what is a P-3?.. Don't wanna offend anyone but I think this coin is close to aVG to G. Ottoman coins don't have portraits, figures, etc. on them so it makes grading difficult. Check the lines of the Tugra and the writing on obverse. If the letters are distinct, than the coin is not worn at all. I have seen coins with almost unidentifiable Tugras. They fall into the category F I assume. In Agypt Ottoman coins, heath below the tugra is the highest ponit so always check there with a magnifier. Nevertheless, this is a lovely coin and a nice old silver, I am sure if it can speak it has many stories to tell. Report this Post to the Staff
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