Egypt 1986 pound Fr-186

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Sincona sale 97, lot 1007

This specimen was lot 1007 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,886 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Arabische Republik, seit 1971. 1 Pound 1406 AH / 1986, Universität Kairo. Fakultät des Handels. Selten. Nur 200 Exemplare geprägt. FDC. (Arab Republic of Egypt, since 1971, one pound of AH 1460/1986, university of Cairo, business school. Rare. Only 200 specimens struck. Mint State.)" This is the first we have seen of this rare NCLT yet the SCWC prices it as a bullion coin. Cairo University was found in 1908 and made a state institution in 1925. Today, it has 155,000 students.

Recorded mintage: 200.

Specification: 8 g, 0.875 fine gold, 0.225 troy oz AGW, this specimen 7.93 g.

Catalog reference: KM 636, Fr-186.

Sources:

  • 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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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