Egypt 1929 20 piastres

Goldberg sale 62, lot 3545

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 3545 in Goldberg sale 62 (Beverly Hills, February 2010), where it sold for $161. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Egypt. 20 Piastres, 1929. Faud I, 1917-1936. Military bust left. Reverse: Legend. PCGS graded MS-63." The type was struck 1929 and 1930 only.

Recorded mintage: 65,000.

Specification: 1.7 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.0478 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-109 (formerly Fr-34); KM-351.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 62: the Pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2011.

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