Egypt 1980 10 pounds

Heritage sale 440, lot 50693

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 50693 in Heritage sale 440 (Long Beach, May 2007), where it sold for $977.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold 10 Pounds 1980, choice BU, Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty." This is the first issue from Egypt of this denomination. There was a concurrent issue of gold five pounds (KM 517), gold pound (KM 509), silver pound (KM 508) and copper-nickel 10 piastres (KM 504).

Recorded mintage: 950 plus 50 proofs.

Specification: 40 g, 0.875 fine gold, 1.1254 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 519, Fr-142 (formerly Fr-65).

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 440: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2007.

Link to:

• Egypt 1922 500 piastres
• Egypt 1977 pound
• 1979 - 1399AH 5 milliemes
• 1980 silver pound, Peace Treaty
• 1980 gold pound, Peace Treaty
• 1980 5 pounds, Peace Treaty
• Egypt 1988 100 pounds
• Coins and currency dated 1980
• return to coins of Egypt