Egypt AH 1293(1) 20 qirsh

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40491

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40491 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $11,500. The catalog description^[1] noted, "EGYPT. 20 Qirsh, AH 1293 Year 1 (1876). NGC MS-63. Sharply struck and lightly toned, very attractive and one of the finest known of this type. From the Demarete Collection." This type was struck 1876, 1879 and 1880 and is very rare. The later type of 1884-98 (KM 296) is much more available.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 27.57 g, 0.833 fine silver, .738 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Dav-17, KM-283.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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