Egypt 1992 50 pounds Fr-248

Heritage sale 3040, lot 32073

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 32073 in Heritage sale 3040 (Chicago, April 2015), where it sold for $1,527.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold 50 Pounds AH 1412 (1992) MS69 NGC. Summer Olympics Handball issue. Mintage of 49 pieces in mint state." 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, 0.244 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 714, Fr-248 (formerly Fr-160).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.

Link to:

• 1989 100 pounds, the Golden Cat
• AH 1413/1992 half pound, centennial of Dar Al Hilal Publishing House
• 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, Archery
• 1992 50 pounds, Swimming
• 1992 50 pounds, Soccer
• 1992 50 pounds, Field Hockey
• 1992 100 pounds, Fencing
• 1992 100 pounds, Wrestling
• 1992 100 pounds, Wrestling Ox
• 1992 100 pounds, Archery
• 1992 100 pounds, Swimming
• Coins and currency dated 1992
• return to coins of Egypt