Expert: Dmitry Livshits - 9/30/2009

Question
I found a coin from the HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN. It says it has a value of ONE HUNDRED FILS. It has what appears to be two branches or leafs on the back and a head of a man on the front. All the rest of the writing is not in English. I can't see the date but I'm assuming it is on the coin, but not in English or numbers. I would like to know what kind of coin this is and how much it is worth. I can't find anything about it.

Answer
Hi Jacob,
The coin you described is one of 9 years from 1968 to 1991 that this coin had been minted. They are double dated at the top of the same side that says "One Hundred Fils", with both the Gregorian and Hijira dates in Arabic.
Here's an overview of deciphering the dates. The hijira date on your coin will be from 1387 to 1411.

Western numerals    0    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9
Arabic numerals    ٩    ٨    ٧    ٦    ٥    ٤    ٣    ٢    ١    ٠
Persian variant    ۰    ۱    ۲    ۳    ۴    ۵    ۶    ۷    ۸    ۹

As far as value, these list in catalogs for just $2-$3 in mint condition. They actually sell for a little more, especially the first couple years that can do $5-$10 in mint condition. Not much value for the worn coins though.

Thanks for the question! =)