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* 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. | * 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. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:13, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$500 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Farouk, 1937-1952. 50 Piastres 1938 (AH1357). Hochzeit. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Egypt, Farouk, 1937-52, fifty piastres of 1938, wedding commemorative. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"
King Farouk, best known to numismatists for his onetime ownership of such American rarities as an 1804 dollar and a 1913 liberty head nickel, ruled 1936-52 before being ousted in a coup by a group of army officers which included Gamal Nasser. This wedding commemorative was part of a set which included twenty, fifty (shown here), hundred and five hundred piastres.
Reported Mintage: 10,000.
Specification: 4.25 g, 0.875 fine gold, .118 troy oz AGW, this specimen 4.29 g.
Catalog reference: KM 371. Fr-112 (formerly Fr-37).
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
- 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.
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