What in the world is this half? Please help!

[koala33]

Looks like it is from Saudi Arabia area...?? Sounds silver, and definitely looks silver.. Any ideas? Weighs 11.5 grams.

Is it pirate treasure?? LOL

 

[koala33]

Actually sounds a tad bit different from the 67 I tested against and then I tried ringing it against a Franklin.. Just a tad different maybe a little higher pitched. No idea..

 

[Stang1968]

Saudi Arabian 1 Riyal. Made up through the 1950's IIRC.
Also, the second image is upside down.

 

[koala33]

Saudi Arabian 1 Riyal. Made up through the 1950's IIRC.
Also, the second image is upside down.

Amazing! You must travel the world!!! What is it worth? Silver content??

Thanks!

 

[Stang1968]

Saudi Arabian 1 Riyal. Made up through the 1950's IIRC.
Also, the second image is upside down.

Amazing! You must travel the world!!! What is it worth? Silver content??

Thanks!

Actually I just am proficient with Google
It's hard to tell from the first image, but the date is in the circle above the 1. It looks to be 1370 = 1950.
It is silver, and from Google looks to be .917 fine, or about .34 troy oz.
Nice find!

 

[fistfulladirt]

Congrats on that nice silver foreign!

 

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

Wow what a cool coin! I would love to have that thing. I don't own any middle eastern coins. Great find!

 

[papa1956e9]

I love these coins. I have a few from when I was over there. The cool thing about them is that their modern non-silver coins change back to the Islamic calendar and jump back almost 600 years. So the coins I have that say 1408 are really from 1987. But the ones that say 1950 are really from 1950.

Congrats Koala, great find.

 

[quiksilver]

a world coin gallery book would help

 

[db23]

Too funny, I just found one of these tonight! Had to look for this thread because I knew I had just seen it!

 

[enamel7]

Just to clarify, your title is incorrect. technically it isn't a half.
HH
enamel7