Egypt 1999 50 pounds Fr-269

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70415

This specimen was lot 70415 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $900. The catalog description^[1] noted, "EGYPT. 50 Pounds, 1999. Franklin Mint. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Statue of Ramses II. Likely a SCARCE issue, as the last American auction record was Goldberg sale 44 (February 2008), lot 3856." This NCLT was one of a series issued to honor ancient Egyptian art treasures. The Franklin Mint ceased coining in 1985, so this was likely made elsewhere.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.80 g, 0.900 fine gold, 26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-269 (formerly Fr-181); KM-921.

Source:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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