Egypt 1992 1/2 pound

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from the Stack's Bowers 2026 NYINC sale, lot 43113
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 43113 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $1,620. The catalog description[1] noted, "EGYPT. Gold 1/2 Pound, AH 1413/1992. Cairo Mint. PCGS MS-66. A pleasing and SCARCE Gold 1/2 Pound, with bright luster and vivid details well applied. Impressive and unusual and certain to be a hit with any focused collectors of the series." Abbas Al-Aqqad (1889-1964) was an Egyptian journalist, poet and literary critic, and member of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo.

Recorded mintage: 600 struck, 228 sold.

Specification: 4 g, 0.875 fine gold, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-255; KM-834.

Source:

  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
  • 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.

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