Egypt 1997 1/2 pound

from the Stack's Bowers 2026 NYINC sale, lot 43115

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 43115 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description^[1] noted, "EGYPT. Gold 1/2 Pound, AH 1418/1997. Cairo Mint. PCGS MS-66. A RARE modern commemorative gold issue, with pleasing lustrous brilliance and charming sharp details." The auctioneers attributed this rare piece to KM 947, which is a gold one pound of similar design.

Recorded mintage: 200 struck, 142 sold.

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

Catalog reference: Fr-Unlisted; KM unlisted.

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.

Link to:

• AH 1414/1993 half pound, 20th Anniversary of the October War Victory
• AH 1423/2002 half pound, centennial of the Egyptian Museum
• Coins and currency dated 1997