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Aha... looking through my book I note a Five Pounds coin of Egypt - (where is Eg. Collector when you need him!) with the head of this guy, a President Nasser and the funny symbol below the bust. I do not have this denomination though but I guess it must be 50 Piastres?..
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I'm going to guess Syria here. Close, but no cigar..  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Never ceases to amaze me the range of numismatic sites around..  Edited by NumisMattyUk
03/14/2009 2:35 pm
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This coin isn't in my Krause World Coins Circulating Issues book. Did they just miss it, or is it a commemorative...or some other reason?  |
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Egypt
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Egypt
United Arab Republic
KM#423 50 Piastres
12.5000 g., 0.7200 Silver .2893 oz. ASW
Subject: President Nasser
Obverse: Head of president Nasser right.
Date: AH1390-1970
Mintage: 400,000
F:__ VF:3.00 XF:5.00 Unc:7.50
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(where is Eg. Collector when you need him!) I was at the clinic, making some crowns, drilling holes and extracting some teeth. Simply torturing some patients.  Nice coin NumisMattyUk  |
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I was at the clinic, making some crowns, drilling holes and extracting some teeth. Simply torturing some patients. For a moment there I thought you were in a coin clinic aha! a rare occupation these days indeed.. Thanks for the info, - especially the mintage info. - though I think the pricing data for these kind of coin is always a little mean |
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Thanks for the info, - especially the mintage info. - though I think the pricing data for these kind of coin is always a little mean These prices are from Krause 33rd edition so it is not very accurate, but it is all that I have |
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For a moment there I thought you were in a coin clinic aha! a rare occupation these days indeed.. LOL, that would be the best job in the world |
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United Kingdom
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Hah.. actually I said that by accident - I was referring to the dental profession, where dentists are rare these days (at least in the UK) but I made a bad job of the sentence. Yes, indeed it would be great to be a coin vet and make coins better :P
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This coin isn't in my Krause World Coins Circulating Issues book.
Did they just miss it, or is it a commemorative...or some other reason? The coin is silver, and issued in 1970, when silevr had mostly disappeared from circulating coins worldwide - so it probably wasn't intended for circulation. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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I was referring to the dental profession, where dentists are rare these days (at least in the UK) Well, I'll be happy to work in the UK if you have a vacant position for me. |
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The coin is silver, and issued in 1970, when silevr had mostly disappeared from circulating coins worldwide - so it probably wasn't intended for circulation. Am I right in saying hat only the Mexican Pesos (50,100?) hav any silver in them at all now? EgCol' - The last I heard, there was a shortage so if you wanted to work in this raindrenched country you would probably be very welcome. |
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Does the 50 still? My Krause does not show any circulating after 1995, same as the 20 pesos.
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