Egypt 2004 20 piastres

from the Stack's Bowers 2026 NYINC sale, lot 45987

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45987 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "EGYPT. 20 Piastres, AH 1425/2004. Cairo Mint. NGC MS-66. National Women's Council issue." This specimen was offered again as lot 74390 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $89. This NCLT was accompanied by a ten piastres (KM 922).

Recorded mintage: 2,500 per Numista.

Specification: 6 g, copper-nickel, 26.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-923.

Source:

• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

Link to:

• AH 1423/2002 half pound, centennial of the Egyptian Museum
• AH 1425/2004 10 piastres, National Women's Council
• AH 1426/2005 pound, bimetallic
• Coins and currency dated 2004