Egypt 1992 100 pounds KM-724
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This specimen was lot 31399 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $6,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "Egypt. United Arab Republic gold 100 Pounds AH 1412 (1992) MS69 NGC. Struck to commemorate football (soccer) at the summer Olympics in Barcelona. A virtually flawless example exhibiting mirrored fields with somewhat matte devices. Quite attractive and sure to appeal to bidders wanting to add this rarity to their collections." This is one of eight gold NCLT's issued for the 1992 Summer Olympics. All were minted in trifling amounts and are today rare.
Recorded mintage: 49 + 115 proofs.
Specification: 17 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 724, Fr-251 (formerly Fr-163).
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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