nemo656 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 My Dad gave me a bag of Middle Eastern coins to ID for him. I was able to identify all of the coins but one. Could any one here lend some assistance on this one? I was thinking Turkey but could not find a match in the Krause book. See photo. Thanks Have a great day Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tejas1836 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I looked in the archives of Heritage Auctions under coins from Turkey and there were several coins that appeared to have a design very similar to the one your looking for. You might try looking there as I only quickly scanned through them. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunfa0 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 It is an Egyptian coin, from the year AH1293= 1876. The denomination is a Guerche, a copper- nickel coin and there were approx 200,000 minted. The coin comes from the reign of Abdul Hamid II who reigned from AH1293 to 1327 (1876-1909). Hope that helps,John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemo656 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 It is an Egyptian coin, from the year AH1293= 1876. The denomination is a Guerche, a copper- nickel coin and there were approx 200,000 minted. The coin comes from the reign of Abdul Hamid II who reigned from AH1293 to 1327 (1876-1909). Hope that helps,John. Thanks so much John, it is very appreciated. Have a great day Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conder101 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 It's also from the 30th year of his reign so that would make it about 1906. the 30 for the regal year is at the top of the first picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunfa0 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Thanks Condor, that's the one bit I wasn't sure of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
