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I received coins from a friend in Egypt today-- Thanks Amr!  They came in really cool packaging Inside were 3 great coins--a King Farouk 2 Piastres from 1944, plus a 50 Piastre and 1 Pound coins from 2007. I'll post more photos later.   Edited by DVCollector
03/06/2012 10:15 pm
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Nice, those look awesome.  |
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there's always a little something special with egypt coins.
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Ah, ancient Egypt themed coins are always nice. Nice stamps and postcards too. (If those two are postcards )
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Here is a picture of the 1944 2 Piastre coin, picturing King Farouk. It's a great coin!  Edited by DVCollector
03/07/2012 5:12 pm
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that's a rreally nice coin
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Here is the 1 Pound coin--it's a very nice coin too; the detail is great!  |
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Why do they name it one pound.....inspired off the British ?
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Apollo, that would be my guess too--the British occupied Egypt for a while and the pound was a stable currency.  |
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there's always a little something special with egypt coins. Especially if Amr has anything to do with it. Steve |
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Those two are great looking coins but no holding back. Lets see a closeup of the third coin you received.
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It takes time to take pictures the coin deserves. Here is the 2007 50 Piastres--isn't it great!  |
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wow those are nice looking coins.
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 Great details and those details are precise! King Tut's death mask on the coin is almost exactly true to the original. |
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Posted 03/07/2012 05:34 am
