Egypt 1968 5 pounds

Goldberg sale 100, lot 2277

This specimen was lot 2277 in Goldberg sale 100 (Los Angeles, September 2017), where it sold for $1,410. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Egypt. 5 Pounds, 1968. 1400th Anniversary of the Koran. Uncirculated." After Nasser's death in 1970, the alliance with Syria was dropped and the country renamed the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Recorded mintage: 10,000.

Specification: 26 g, 0.875 fine gold, .7314 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-123 (formerly Fr-46); KM-416.

Source:

• 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 100: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2017.

Link to:

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• AH 1359-61 (1970-72) pound, Al Azhar Mosque
• AH 1390/1970 5 pounds, death of Nasser
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