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TURKEY: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AR 20 kurush (24.04g), Kostantiniye, AH1255 year 5

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:4,400.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
TURKEY: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AR 20 kurush (24.04g), Kostantiniye, AH1255 year 5
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TURKEY: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AR 20 kurush (24.04g), Kostantiniye, AH1255 year 5, light original tone, somewhat proof like fields, About Uncirculated, RRR. The design is very similar to the gold reform series of Abdul Mejid with the exception that this has 5 stars above on the obverse rather than 7 stars. The fifth year of Abdul Mejid (1844) is the first year of modern machine struck coinage of Turkey. This is the first example of this extremely rare pattern we have ever encountered. and an important and historic Ottoman coin.