Israeli coin

nooraden1

Hello all. I have this coin. I would like to show it to you, as it seems that it is an Israeli coin only, without mentioning the date of the coin, and it is copper, bronze, or zinc, and is it a good type?. Thanks.

Sapyx

The coin does have a date, but it is written in Hebrew numerals, using the Hebrew calendar. It is the string of characters below the "5" on the reverse. The character that looks like a quotation mark " is there to tell you this is a number, not a word.

The date on this coin is 5752, which converts to AD 1992. The denomination is "5 agorot", and the composition is aluminium-bronze.

It is a common coin, worth only 20 cents in Unc according to the catalogues, but there is a scarce mint error for this coin in that year: "coin alignment". In other words, the "normal" die orientation for this coin is "medal alignment": if you spin the coin around in the same way you would spin an American coin, and the other side of the coin is upside-down; this is "normal" for this coin. But if you spin the coin that way and the other side of the coin is upside-down, then it's a "coin alignment" error, and worth maybe $50 to $100.