Need help to identify coin.

jmachulski · Mar 30, 2013

Found this coin while hunting in Louisiana but have no idea how a coin like this was dropped here. If anyone could identify year and where from I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

Creeker · Mar 30, 2013

100 Iran dinar coin. 1926-1928

This example is the best I can come up with.

Ism · Mar 30, 2013

Iranian dinar. This is close.
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Ism · Mar 30, 2013

Creeker, you beat me to it with a better example.

jmachulski · Mar 30, 2013

Thank y'all so much.

Creeker · Mar 30, 2013

Sorry.!

sagittarius98 · Jul 9, 2013

It is an SH 1307 Iranian 100 dinars, which translates to 1928 in our dates, worth about $2 in your condition.

Mackaydon · Jul 9, 2013

Sag,
Correct me if I'm wrong, but SH1307 should translate to 1889 or 1890 in our dates.
Don.....

sagittarius98 · Jul 9, 2013

Mackaydon said:
Sag,
Correct me if I'm wrong, but SH1307 should translate to 1889 or 1890 in our dates.
Don.....

That is the AH date. SH is a different calendar. I thought it was an 1889 coin too, but I realized the dinars were copper then, but the SH 1307 were copper-nickel.

Mackaydon · Jul 9, 2013

Sag,
Thanks for the clarification.
Don....

yaxthri · Jul 10, 2013

sagittarius98 said:
That is the AH date. SH is a different calendar. I thought it was an 1889 coin too, but I realized the dinars were copper then, but the SH 1307 were copper-nickel.

So I was slightly understanding about "SH" dates thanks to Don.
Now what is "AH" about

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Mackaydon · Jul 10, 2013

There are two Islamic (Hijri; or "H") calendars; one is based on the movement of the sun (solar) and noted as "SH"; and the other is based on the movement of the moon; designated "AH". Iran and Afghanistan use the 'SH' calendar while the rest of the Islamic world uses the "AH" calendar. To obtain the Gregorian date (our calendar) from the SH date, simply add 621 or 622. That will produce a 'close enough' date. To obtain the Gregorian date from the AH date, multiply the AH date by 0.97 then add 621 or 622 for a different resulting year.
Don....