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''Recorded mintage:'' 1,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,000.
  
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''Specification:'' 26 g, .875 fine gold, .726 troy oz AGW.
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''Specification:'' 26 g, 0.875 fine gold, .726 troy oz AGW.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Fr-148 (formerly Fr-71); KM-537.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Fr-148 (formerly Fr-71); KM-537.  
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* 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.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.  
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* 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.
 
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2016.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2016.  
  
 
''Link to:''
 
''Link to:''
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* [[Egypt 1980 5 pounds Fr-143|1980 5 pounds, Peace Treaty]]
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* [[Egypt 1980 5 pounds Fr-143|1980 5 pounds, Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty]]
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* [[Egypt 1981 pound Fr-142|AH 1401/1981 gold pound, 3rd anniversary of the reopening of the Suez Canal]]
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* [[Egypt 1981 pound Fr-153|AH 1402/1981 gold pound, centennial of the revolt of Arabi Pasha]]
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* [[Egypt 1981 5 pounds Fr-150|AH 1401/1981 5 pounds, 3rd anniversary of the reopening of the Suez Canal]]
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* [[Egypt 1981 5 pounds Fr-152|AH 1402/1981 5 pounds, centennial of the revolt of Arabi Pasha]]
 
* [[Egypt 1981 5 pounds KM-533|1981 5 pounds, Year of the Child]]
 
* [[Egypt 1981 5 pounds KM-533|1981 5 pounds, Year of the Child]]
 
* [[Egypt 1985 5 pounds Fr-172|1985 5 pounds, Cairo Stadium]]
 
* [[Egypt 1985 5 pounds Fr-172|1985 5 pounds, Cairo Stadium]]

Latest revision as of 14:09, 19 May 2026

from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 20383
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 20383 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $1,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "EGYPT. 5 Pounds, AH 1401 (1981). NGC MS-66. Reported mintage of 1,000 and with a population of two and none finer at NGC. Deep hard mirrored fields and frosty devices. No spots, tone or fog. An appealing example of the issue." This Non-Circulating Legal Tender issue honored the 25th anniversary of the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Nasser. It is accompanied by a gold pound (KM 529).

Recorded mintage: 1,000.

Specification: 26 g, 0.875 fine gold, .726 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-148 (formerly Fr-71); KM-537.

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]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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