Real or fake? 20 Kurus Mehmed V 24gr [solved]

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muchreza
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Posted: 1 Apr 2023, 06:38 #
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Topic moved to "Coin information and questions" (ZacUK, 1 Apr 2023, 08:09)
tdziemia Numista team
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Posted: 1 Apr 2023, 15:56 #
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N#26732

 

It looks OK to me.  Regnal year 8 or 9 (though the picture is too blurry).

muchreza
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Posted: 1 Apr 2023, 18:54 #
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  Is it clear enough?

 

ZacUK Numista team
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Posted: 1 Apr 2023, 20:07 #
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 Yes. Regnal year 9 - as shown >

 

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
Status changed to Solved (muchreza, 1 Apr 2023, 20:20)
Moneytane
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Posted: 6 Apr 2023, 14:16 #
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Looks real and a nice coin.

 

Turkish coins were slightly smaller than the Egyptian ones of the same period. 24 grams is the right weight for a Turkish 20 Kurus post 1861, whereas a 20 Qirsh/Piastres of Egypt is 27.6 grams and is 40mm in size.

 

I have found my Turkish late Ottoman silver coins are smaller and fatter than the Egyptian ones.

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PashaBullion
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Posted: 9 Apr 2023, 15:32 #
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Mehmed 5, 20 kurus 9th year of reign. Looks legit

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