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January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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EGYPT. Ottoman Empire. 20 Qirsh, AH 1293 Year 29 (1903/4)-W. Berlin Mint. Abdul Hamid II. PCGS PROOF-63.
KM-296; cf. Pere-989 (Year 20). Though bearing the mint signature of "Misr" (Cairo), this issue, in fact, was struck in Berlin, with the small W below the wreath indicating Emil Weigand, the designer at the mint. During this regnal year, minting for the silver coinage was in the process of being contracted through Heaton instead, with both mints producing during the changeover. Heaton is not known to have struck any proof issues for the 20 Qirsh denomination, with Berlin only known to have issued some in regnal year 17 along with a SCARCE few from regnal year 29. Of the utmost importance and RARITY to any collector of Egyptian coinage, this wonderful Choice example delivers a full strike and traces of soft reflectivity and escapes harsh marking or handling. Some light fogginess and a touch of friction likely accounts for the grade assigned, though overall this example delivers much beauty and charm.
Estimate: $6000 - $9000
KM-296; cf. Pere-989 (Year 20). Though bearing the mint signature of "Misr" (Cairo), this issue, in fact, was struck in Berlin, with the small W below the wreath indicating Emil Weigand, the designer at the mint. During this regnal year, minting for the silver coinage was in the process of being contracted through Heaton instead, with both mints producing during the changeover. Heaton is not known to have struck any proof issues for the 20 Qirsh denomination, with Berlin only known to have issued some in regnal year 17 along with a SCARCE few from regnal year 29. Of the utmost importance and RARITY to any collector of Egyptian coinage, this wonderful Choice example delivers a full strike and traces of soft reflectivity and escapes harsh marking or handling. Some light fogginess and a touch of friction likely accounts for the grade assigned, though overall this example delivers much beauty and charm.
Estimate: $6000 - $9000