Egypt 1985 5 pounds Fr-172

from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 20384

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 20384 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $1,997.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "EGYPT. 5 Pounds, AH 1405 (1985). NGC MS-65. SCARCE. Reported mintage of 200 and the only piece seen at NGC. Struck for the 25th Anniversary of Cairo Stadium, legends in English and Arabic; Reverse: Olympic rings and dual dates. An untoned brilliant gem." This Non-Circulating Legal Tender issue honored the 25th anniversary of Cairo Stadium.

Recorded mintage: 200.

Specification: 26 g, .875 fine gold, .726 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-172 (formerly Fr-92); KM-579.

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]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

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