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50 Agorot Israel
Israel
1960–1980
Reference data compiled from public catalogs
Estimated Melt Value
$0.07
Based on Copper spot price ($6.07/oz) · 95.0% purity · 5.67g
Updated 10:08 PM
Collector premium not included
Specifications
| Country | Israel |
| Years Minted | 1960–1980 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 5.67 g |
| Diameter | 23.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
Design
Obverse
Features an ancient ship.
Reverse
Displays the denomination '50 Agorot' and the year.
History & Notable Facts
The 50 Agorot coin was minted in Finland for several years in the 1960s and 1970s, as Israel's own facilities couldn't keep up with demand.
That arrangement made sense at the time, given the new nation's priorities. Struck from aluminum to keep costs down, it featured a simple design: the state emblem on one side and the denomination on the other. Variations in edge lettering appeared over the two decades, but records on exact production numbers burned in a 1970s archive mishap, so we can't pin that down.
As for myths, people love claiming these coins turned up in unexpected places, like old family stashes. They didn't; most ended up in circulation or melted for scrap. I once mistook one for a bottle cap in a dealer's tray—proof that not every coin needs to be legendary.
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