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Emami Coin's Premium Hits 14.1 Million Tomans, Nearly Four Times Melted Gold's; Melted Gold Stays the Cheapest Way Into Gold (Monday, October 5, 2026)

The Emami coin's premium hit 14,125,800 tomans on Sunday evening, about 5.2 percent of its price, while cash melted gold's premium was only 1.3 percent. This morning Alanchand.com put the coin's premium at 2.89 percent and melted gold's at negative 1.9 percent. For gold exposure alone, melted gold is still cheaper, though the minted coin carries be…

7 min read · 5 October

Coin · News

100,000 Gold Coins in 100 Million Notes; Iran Mercantile Exchange Details the Central Bank's First Coin Salaf Bond Offering, Set for Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Under the Symbol Asakkeh 2

The Iran Mercantile Exchange said on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 (17 Shahrivar 1405) that the central bank's first standard parallel salaf bonds on the full Bahar Azadi coin trade tomorrow, September 9, from 11:45 to 18:00 under the symbol "Asakkeh 2". The offering is 100,000 coins issued as 100 million notes, which makes each coin 1,000 notes. At t…

10 min read · 8 September

Coin · News

Emami Coin's Premium Falls to 189,000 Tomans Today Despite a Gold and Dollar Jump; Its Tightest Gap in Weeks (Thursday, September 3, 2026)

The Emami gold coin's premium (the gap between its market price and its melt value) fell today, Thursday, September 3, 2026, from about 1,107,000 tomans yesterday to just 189,000 tomans, despite an roughly 2.6 to 3 percent jump in 18 karat gold and the global gold ounce. Sahmino's own data (16:59) and Alanchand's live bubble gauge (20:05) both put…

7 min read · 3 September

Coin · News

Iran's Emami Coin Premium Falls to Just 59,000 Tomans Today; Quarter and Gram Coins Still Cost 10 to 17 Percent More (Saturday, August 22, 2026)

On Saturday, August 22, 2026, Eghtesad Online reported (14:45 Tehran time) that the premium on Iran's full Emami gold coin had fallen to just 59,000 tomans, under a tenth of a percent of its price. Alanchand's live bubble calculator (21:35) put the same gap at negative 0.60 percent, the lowest in recent weeks. The quarter coin and gram coin premium…

6 min read · 22 August

Coin · News

Iran's Emami Coin and Melted-Gold Premiums Turn Negative on Monday, August 10, 2026; Quarter-Coin Premium Still Around 10 Percent

At midday Monday, August 10, 2026, Iran's Emami coin and melted-gold premiums fell below zero for a second straight session. Per Alanchand at 12:35 Tehran time, the Emami coin traded 1.43% and melted gold 3.67% below intrinsic value. A day earlier Ecoiran reported the half-coin premium briefly went negative for the first time in months. The quarter…

8 min read · 10 August

Coin · Analysis

Iran's Quarter Coin Premium Hits 7,391,000 Tomans; Four Quarter Coins Cost 23 Million Tomans More Than One Emami Coin of the Same Gold Weight (Sunday, 2 August 2026)

On Sunday, 2 August 2026 (11 Mordad 1405), the premium on Iran's quarter gold coin reached 7,391,000 tomans, more than double the 3,522,000 toman premium on the full Emami coin, even though the quarter coin holds one fourth of the gold. As a share of price, the premium is about 14 percent on the quarter coin and under 2 percent on the Emami. Four q…

7 min read · 2 August

Coin · Analysis

Emami Gold Coin's Premium Falls to 5,101,000 Tomans on Friday, July 10, 2026; Three Legal, Tax-Exempt Ways to Trade It

On Friday, July 10, 2026 (19 Tir 1405), Iran's Emami coin traded around 182 million tomans and its premium over intrinsic gold/dollar value fell to 5,101,000 tomans (about 2.8%), down from 7,091,000 a week earlier. This piece explains the mechanics and three legal, tax-exempt trading channels: the CBI auction, the exchange coin deposit certificate,…

8 min read · 10 July

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