The modeling of a ferromagnetic core coil magnetic hysteresis has been considered. The measurement basis consisted of waveforms that have been recorded for various levels of the iron core saturation levels. The investigated models included classical cases as well as models including a nonlinear fractional coil. The possibilities of solutions for transient problems including such models have been recalled. The details of the estimation process have been described next, where each model evaluation made use of an original methodology dealing with periodic steady states. The influence of the model response on parameter changes has also been studied. Further on the parameter estimation procedure has been described, and the results for the various models have been presented.