Egypt 1964 5 pounds
This specimen was lot 29642 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic gold 5 Pounds AH1384 (1964) MS64 NGC. Lightly toned with a touch of reverse handling that prevents Gem certification. A popular commemorative issue that was struck to commemorate the div[er]sion of the Nile." This commemorative honoring the opening of the Aswan Dam was accompanied by a gold ten pounds (KM 409) and silver five (KM 404), ten (KM 405), twenty-five (KM 406) and fifty piastres (KM 407). After Nasser's death in 1970, the alliance with Syria was dropped and the country renamed the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Recorded mintage: unknown but not common.
Specification: 26 g, 0.875 fine gold, .726 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 408, Fr-122 (formerly Fr-47).
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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