Arabian silver

[mercury1]

Hi all. I was wondering if anyone could tell me anything about these coins. They look and sound silver.

 

[sagittarius98]

They are Saudi Arabian.

What is the date? It is located inside the circle on the side that does not have the crossed swords.

[SIZE=+1]Arabic numbers:

Tell me the date of each one, and I will tell you if it is worth melt or if it has numismatic value.
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[mercury1]

Hey Sag thanks for responding. The two larger coins appear to have the same date. Looks like 1370. Ill check the others later.

 

[mercury1]

The 1/2 riyals and 1/4 riyals all say 1354 on them if I'm reading it right. Are they 90%?

 

[Mackaydon]

The 1370s are 91.7% silver.
Uncirculated large silver riyal, 1370 AH/1950 AD, Kingdom of Saudi...
Don....

 

[mercury1]

The 1370s are 91.7% silver.
Uncirculated large silver riyal, 1370 AH/1950 AD, Kingdom of Saudi...
Don....

Thanks don. Cool to know. That's an odd percentage isn't it? Not quite sterling.

 

[Mackaydon]

Odd, indeed.
To figure the basic silver value, look up the price of silver at kitco.com and multiply it by the number of troy ounces of silver in your coin, as follows:

1/4 RIYAL, 19 mm diameter, 0.086 troy ounces silver
1/2 RIYAL, 25 mm diameter, 0.175 troy ounces silver
1 RIYAL, 31 mm diameter, 0.342 troy ounces silver
Don...

 

[sagittarius98]

Hey Sag thanks for responding. The two larger coins appear to have the same date. Looks like 1370. Ill check the others later.

Worth about $14 in XF.

 

[sagittarius98]

Thanks don. Cool to know. That's an odd percentage isn't it? Not quite sterling.

They were minted at the Philadelphia mint I think.

 

[sagittarius98]

Odd, indeed.
To figure the basic silver value, look up the price of silver at kitco.com and multiply it by the number of troy ounces of silver in your coin, as follows:

1/4 RIYAL, 19 mm diameter, 0.086 troy ounces silver
1/2 RIYAL, 25 mm diameter, 0.175 troy ounces silver
1 RIYAL, 31 mm diameter, 0.342 troy ounces silver
Don...

The silver content varied by year.

 

[Mackaydon]

sagittarius,
Yes, for a two-year period beginning in 1948, Aramco paid its oil revenues in foreign gold coins which were packed in kegs and flown to Jiddah every month. The Saudi Government also placed with the U.S. Mint a succession of orders for millions of full-weight, Arabic-inscribed Saudi silver riyals.
Saudi Aramco World : The Riyal: A Miracle In Money
Don....

 

[hamiddetecting]

Great finds