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[[Image:Egypt 1276-1 20 qirsh rev Ponterio 168-40491.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC]] | [[Image:Egypt 1276-1 20 qirsh rev Ponterio 168-40491.jpg|300px|thumb|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<sup>[1]</sup> 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 ([[Egypt AH 1293(10-W | + | This specimen was lot 40491 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $11,500. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> 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 ([[Egypt AH 1293(10)-W 20 qirsh|KM 296]]) is much more available. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but rare. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but rare. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 27.57 g, .833 fine silver, .738 troy oz ASW. | + | ''Specification:'' 27.57 g, 0.833 fine silver, .738 troy oz ASW. |
''Catalog reference:'' Dav-17, KM-283. | ''Catalog reference:'' Dav-17, KM-283. | ||
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* [[Egypt AH 1293(1) qirsh KM-270]] Murad V | * [[Egypt AH 1293(1) qirsh KM-270]] Murad V | ||
* [[Egypt AH 1293(1) qirsh KM-277]] Abdul Hamid | * [[Egypt AH 1293(1) qirsh KM-277]] Abdul Hamid | ||
| − | * [[Egypt AH 1293(1) 100 qirsh Fr- | + | * [[Egypt AH 1293(1) 100 qirsh Fr-87|AH 1293(1) 100 qirsh, Murad V]] |
* [[Egypt AH 1293(1) 100 qirsh]] Abdul Hamid | * [[Egypt AH 1293(1) 100 qirsh]] Abdul Hamid | ||
* [[Egypt AH 1293(1) 500 qirsh]] Abdul Hamid | * [[Egypt AH 1293(1) 500 qirsh]] Abdul Hamid | ||
* [[Egypt AH 1293(5) 20 qirsh]] | * [[Egypt AH 1293(5) 20 qirsh]] | ||
| − | * [[Egypt AH 1293(10-W | + | * [[Egypt AH 1293(10)-W 20 qirsh]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1876]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1876]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Egypt]] | * return to coins of [[Egypt]] | ||
[[Category: Silver crowns of Africa]][[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 168]] | [[Category: Silver crowns of Africa]][[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 168]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:34, 15 June 2025
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.
- 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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- Egypt AH 1293(1) 10 para KM-275
- AH 1293(1) silver 20 para
- Egypt AH 1293(1) qirsh KM-270 Murad V
- Egypt AH 1293(1) qirsh KM-277 Abdul Hamid
- AH 1293(1) 100 qirsh, Murad V
- Egypt AH 1293(1) 100 qirsh Abdul Hamid
- Egypt AH 1293(1) 500 qirsh Abdul Hamid
- Egypt AH 1293(5) 20 qirsh
- Egypt AH 1293(10)-W 20 qirsh
- Coins and currency dated 1876
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