Turkey 1 and 2 Kurush 1876 to 1908

Turkey 1 and 2 Kurush 1876 to 1908

I like the eye appeal on this old Turkish kurush. It's worn, that's for sure. But the fields have taken a dark color and the devices show good contrast. I'd pay a small premium to add this nice-looking coin to my collection. Some collectors go only for uncirculated, blast-white specimens. Not me. This one looks great. And those guys pay a lot more than I do!

Now, down to business. These small silver coins date back to 1293AH (Hejira, Islamic date) which is 1876AD (Gregorian, Western date). Related denominations carry more fanciness in the devices, as you can see on this CoinQuest page, which also describes the dating system. We have a similar coin to this one, but dated 1255AH, at this CoinQuest link.

KURUSH (14 mm diameter, 0.0321 troy ounces silver)
worn: $2 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $8
well preserved: $20
coins with years 1, 2, and 4 are rare and worth $150 in average circulated condition
coins with years 13, 18, and 21 are somewhat rare and worth $25 in average circulated condition

2 KURUSH (17 mm diameter, 0.0642 troy ounces silver)
worn: $2 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $8
well preserved: $20
coins with year 1 is rare and worth $750 in average circulated condition
coins with years 13, 18, 21, 25, and 26 are somewhat rare and worth $40 in average circulated condition

Use our Important Terminology page to convert these catalog values to actual buy and sell values.

Coin: 11878, Genre: Islamic Hindu Buddhist, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201206, Last review: 202110
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Flowing style
Years: sort: 1876, filter: 1876 to 1908
Image: turkey_kurush_1293.jpg

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