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50 piastres coin To Commemorate: Evacuation day 18 June 1956

2012-06-12T05:02:00.001-07:00

Egypt

SILVER POUND 1976 "FAMOUS SINGER OM KOLTHOUM

2012-06-07T10:15:00.001-07:00

EGYPT

EGYPTIAN SILVER POUND 1976 "FAMOUS SINGER OM KOLTHOUM.

OM KOLTHOUM (c. 4 May 1904 ----- 3 February 1975)

(other English spellings include: Umm Kolthoum )

She was an Egyptian singer and musician .

She is one of the best known and most beloved of all.

Rare_coins&stamps: The Maria Theresa Dollar 1780

2012-06-04T03:04:00.001-07:00

Rare_coins&stamps: The Maria Theresa Dollar 1780: The Maria Theresa Dollar 1780 To Date The Maria Theresa Dollar is probably one of the most famous and well known coins of the ...

Rare_coins&stamps: One Dollars To Date 1922

2012-06-04T02:57:00.001-07:00

Rare_coins&stamps: One Dollars To Date 1922: One Dollars To Date 1922 1922 was the 2nd year that the 1922 Peace dollar was minted. They really dropped the bomb so to speak o...

Egypt Silver Coin 20 Piastres 1956 AD 1375 AH Sphinx

2012-06-04T02:53:00.002-07:00

TWENTY Piastres, Sphinx

Egypt Silver 1956 AD, 1375 AH

Egypt Silver Coin 10 Piastres 1957 AD 1376 AH Sphinx

2012-06-04T02:47:00.001-07:00

Ten Piastres, Sphinx

Egypt Silver 1957 AD, 1376 AH

Egypt Silver Coin 5 Piastres 1957 AD 1376 AH Sphinx

2012-06-03T05:54:00.000-07:00

Five Piastres, Sphinx

Egypt Silver 1957 AD, 1376 AH

For your Egyptian Coin Collection

The coin depicts the head of the ancient Egyptian Sphinx one of the world's wonders, located in the Giza plateau outside Cairo Egypt. The coin is labeled (Gomhuriet Misr) Republic of Egypt. It is KM-382 and weighs 3.5 grams of 0.72 silver

It measures approximately 22 mm in diameter

Two piasters coin To Date 1937

2012-06-03T05:40:00.001-07:00

Two piasters coin To Date 1937 King Faruk - Egypt

King Farouk was the second ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt, coming to the throne in 1936. The coinage of his reign was similar to his father, King Fuad I. He was, among other things, an avid coin collector and pieces from his collection still circulate in the market today. He abdicated after widespread discontent in 1952, at which point Egypt became a republic and officially terminated rule by royal lineage

This coin is a silver two piasters. The obverse has the portrait of Farouk, and the reverse has the text 'Kingdom of Egypt' in Arabic, the date (1937 AD - AH 1356), and the denomination, with a design around the periphery.

Egypt 10 Piastres, 1964, Diversion of the Nile

2012-05-31T04:36:00.003-07:00

The United Arab Republic

Egypt 5 Piastres, 1964, Diversion of the Nile

2012-05-31T03:09:00.002-07:00

The United Arab Republic

Egyptian Kingdom coins (10 piasters ) to date 1916

2012-05-31T02:36:00.001-07:00

Most of these 5 & 10 Piasters are in reasonable Grade:

The 10 Piasters weights 14 grams, with 0.833 fineness of silver

In 1914 at the start of the First World War Britain declared a Protectorate over Egypt and deposed the Khedive,

Abbas Hilmi II and had him replaced by his nephew,

Hussein Kamel who was proclaimed Sultan of Egypt by the British on the 19 December 1914.

This move was to insure the British maintained a clear route to India via the Suez Canal.

The British minted Egyptian coinage with English as well as Arabic text so as to help the occupying British troops with identification and denomination types.

The obverse of the coin bears the date AH 1333

(The accession date)

The reverse of the silver coins are dated with both the Arabic & Western date

AH 1335 & 1916 or AH 1335 & 1917

two piasters coin 1929

2012-05-28T05:16:00.001-07:00

Egyptian Kingdom ، King Fouad two piasters coin 1929

Egyptian Kingdom ، King Fouad Five piasters coin 1923

2012-05-28T05:12:00.001-07:00

Egyptian Kingdom ، King Fouad Five piasters coin 1923

King Faruk ( Egypt ) Five piasters coin To Date 1939

2012-05-28T04:52:00.000-07:00

Five piasters coin To Date 1939

Egyptian Kingdom coins

2012-05-28T04:28:00.001-07:00

Egyptian Kingdom coins ( 5 piasters ) to date 1916

King Faruk ( Egypt ) Ten piasters coin To Date 1939

2012-05-26T12:39:00.001-07:00

King Farouk was the second ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt, coming to the throne in 1936. The coinage of his reign was similar to his father, King Fuad I

He was, among other things, an avid coin collector and pieces from his collection still circulate in the market today. He abdicated after widespread discontent in 1952, at which point Egypt became a republic and officially terminated rule by royal lineage

This coin is a silver ten piastres. The obverse has the portrait of Farouk, and the reverse has the text 'Kingdom of Egypt' in Arabic, the date (1939 AD - AH 1358), and the denomination, with a design around the periphery

King Fouad ( Egypt ) Ten piasters coin 1923

2012-05-26T12:31:00.001-07:00

King Fouad Ten piasters coin 1923 Egyptian Kingdom

In 1922, Great Britain granted Egypt independence, while still keenly interested in maintaining control over the Suez Canal.

The relationship between Great Britain, the shifty king Fuad and the rabble-rousing politicians repeatedly erupted into violence. In the end, Fuad could not quell the restless Egyptian population to Britain's satisfaction and he was ousted in favor of his son, the notorious Farouk. This specimen was struck in Birmingham and was accompanied by silver two, five and twenty piasters.

One Dollars To Date 1922

2012-05-26T11:52:00.000-07:00

One Dollars To Date 1922

1922 was the 2nd year that the 1922 Peace dollar was minted. They really dropped the bomb so to speak on the silver dollar market, minting over 51 million. That is currently $1.6 Billion dollars' worth of silver at the spot price.

William III coin Netherlands 1872 ( 2.5pound)

2012-05-26T11:39:00.001-07:00

William III coin Netherlands 1872

( 2.5pound)

Stadtholder William III of Orange, who later became King of England, emerged as the strongest opponent of king Louis XIV after the French attacked the Dutch Republic in 1672. William formed the League of Augsburg as a coalition to oppose Louis and the French state. Consequently, many Huguenots considered the wealthy and Calvinist Dutch Republic, which led the opposition to Louis XIV, as the most attractive country for exile after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. They also found many French-speaking Calvinist churches there.

The Maria Theresa Dollar 1780

2012-05-24T12:49:00.001-07:00

The Maria Theresa Dollar 1780 To Date

The Maria Theresa Dollar is probably one of the most famous and well known coins of the world.

Originally struck in Austria from 1740 to 1780, the was the currency of the Austrian Empire. It was very important for trade with the Levant (parts of Turkey, Lebanon, Syria). Over time, the Maria Theresa became the best known and most popular silver coin in the Arabian world. After the death of Empress Maria Theresa in 1780, Joseph II permitted the Austrian mint to continue striking the coin with the 1780 dies in order to meet demand from the Middle East. The 1780 coin was the only silver coin that the Arabs trusted and would accept. Since then, the Maria Theresa Thaler has been re-struck for trade purposes at Vienna, Austria with the 1780 date frozen in time. The coin became the unofficial currency in some areas of Africa and Asia, and may still be in use today as a "trade silver dollar" in some Arabian bazaars.

Indian Rupee 1885 to date

2012-05-24T12:33:00.000-07:00

Indian Rupee 1885 to date

Kennedy Half Dollars 1964 to Date

2012-05-24T12:19:00.000-07:00

Kennedy Half Dollars 1964 to Date

The Kennedy half dollar, first minted in 1964, is a currently struck fifty cent coin issued by the United States Mint. Intended as a memorial to the assassinated President John F. Kennedy, it was authorized by Congress just over a month after his death. Use of existing works by Mint sculptors Gilroy Roberts and Frank Gasparro allowed dies to be prepared quickly, and striking of the new coins began in January 1964

The coins vanished from circulation soon after their release in April 1964 due to collectors, hoarders, and those interested in a memento of the late president. Although the Mint greatly increased production, the denomination still failed to circulate. Continued rises in the price of silver increased the hoarding
many early Kennedy half dollars have been melted for their silver. Starting with 1965-dated pieces, the percentage of fine silver was reduced from 90% to 40% (silver clad), but even this change failed to restore significant public interest in the coins

In 1971, silver was eliminated entirely from the coins. A special design for the reverse of the half dollar was issued for the United States Bicentennial and was struck in 1975 and 1976. In addition to business strikes, special collector coins were struck for the Bicentennial in silver clad; silver proof sets in which the dime, quarter and half dollar were struck in 90% silver were first minted in 1992. Even though ample supplies of half dollars are now available, their circulation is extremely limited. Since 2002, Kennedy half dollars have only been struck to satisfy the demand from collectors, and are available through the Mint