Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 160 22 May 2021
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The King Farouk Coin Sale
Sotheby & Co. THE PALACE COLLECTIONS OF EGYPT. CATALOGUE OF THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY VALUABLE COLLECTION OF COINS AND MEDALS, THE PROPERTY OF THE REPUBLIC OF EGYPT. Cairo, February 24–March 6, 1954. Crown 4to, original printed card covers. 306, (6) pages; 2798 lots; 37 plates, all but the last double-plates. Original prices realized list laid in. Spine reinforced with archival linen backing; very good. The famous sale catalogue of the legendary coin collection formed by King Farouk. The details surrounding the sale are fascinating and often bizarre, and were recounted in part by Abe Kosoff in a series of Coin World articles. Dominated by Kosoff, Hans Schulman and a handful of other East Coast coin dealers, only a few collectors attended the sale, John J. Pittman notably among them. Catalogued by the London firm of Baldwin's, great rarities from the Woodin, Earle, Colonel Green and other great American collections were often placed in group lots, e.g., a 1913 Liberty Head nickel and pattern United States gold coins. The onerous financial requirements imposed by the Egyptian Government combined with reported dealer collusion appears to have stifled widespread competition and many bargains were to be had by those brave enough to venture to Cairo. Clain-Stefanelli 8013*. Grierson 275 and 277. Ex Richard E. Margolis Library.
Sotheby & Co. THE PALACE COLLECTIONS OF EGYPT. CATALOGUE OF THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY VALUABLE COLLECTION OF COINS AND MEDALS, THE PROPERTY OF THE REPUBLIC OF EGYPT. Cairo, February 24–March 6, 1954. Crown 4to, original printed card covers. 306, (6) pages; 2798 lots; 37 plates, all but the last double-plates. Original prices realized list laid in. Spine reinforced with archival linen backing; very good. The famous sale catalogue of the legendary coin collection formed by King Farouk. The details surrounding the sale are fascinating and often bizarre, and were recounted in part by Abe Kosoff in a series of Coin World articles. Dominated by Kosoff, Hans Schulman and a handful of other East Coast coin dealers, only a few collectors attended the sale, John J. Pittman notably among them. Catalogued by the London firm of Baldwin's, great rarities from the Woodin, Earle, Colonel Green and other great American collections were often placed in group lots, e.g., a 1913 Liberty Head nickel and pattern United States gold coins. The onerous financial requirements imposed by the Egyptian Government combined with reported dealer collusion appears to have stifled widespread competition and many bargains were to be had by those brave enough to venture to Cairo. Clain-Stefanelli 8013*. Grierson 275 and 277. Ex Richard E. Margolis Library.