Egypt 2002 1/2 pound

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
from the Stack's Bowers 2026 NYINC sale, lot 43116
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 43116 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $3,840. The catalog description[1] noted, "EGYPT. Gold 1/2 Pound, AH 1423/2002. Cairo Mint. PCGS MS-69. An impressive and nearly flawless example of a RARE modern commemorative, and a type that does not appear in public auctions with any frequency, making it certain to be desired by any collectors of the modern Egyptian series."

Recorded mintage: 200 struck, 142 sold.

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

Catalog reference: Fr-273; KM-903.

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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Egypt_2002_1/2_pound&oldid=610985"