Egypt 1992 50 pounds Fr-242

from Heritage sale 3049, lot 30692

This specimen was lot 30692 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold 'Archery' 50 Pounds AH 1412 (1992) MS68 PCGS. A radiant example of this rare Olympics commemorative issue that boasts a scant mintage of only 49 coins." Egypt issued eight different types for the 1992 Olympics. The tiny mintage suggests the whole issue went to government insiders. The SCWC has only sketches of these, no photos.

Recorded mintage: 49 plus 99 proofs.

Specification: 8.5 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-242 (formerly Fr-154); KM 711.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3049, featuring the Ohio Valley Collection, the Redwood Collection and the F.P. Briand Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2016.
• 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.

Link to:

• AH 1412/1992 5 pounds, Summer Olympics, fencing
• AH 1412/1992 5 pounds, Summer Olympics, pair wrestling
• AH 1412/1992 5 pounds, Summer Olympics, archery
• AH 1412/1992 5 pounds, Summer Olympics, wrestling ox
• AH 1412/1992 5 pounds, Summer Olympics, swimming
• AH 1412/1992 5 pounds, Summer Olympic series, Handball
• AH 1412/1992 5 pounds, Summer Olympic series, Field Hockey
• AH 1412/1992 5 pounds, Summer Olympics, soccer
• 1992 50 pounds, Fencing
• 1992 50 pounds, Wrestling
• 1992 50 pounds, Swimming
• 1992 50 pounds, handball
• 1992 50 pounds Soccer
• 1992 50 pounds Field Hockey
• 1992 100 pounds Fencing
• 1992 100 pounds Wrestling
• 1992 100 pounds Archery
• 1992 100 pounds Swimming
• Coins and currency dated 1992
• return to coins of Egypt