I purchased this set today and can find out little to nothing about them. The only thing I do know, is that the Franklin Mint produced them and they are egyptian proof & legal tender. Can anyone tell me the mintage or scarcity?
Top Row, Left to Right: KM#901 Bust of Nefertiti KM# 898 Ancient sacred Falcon KM# 899 Two statues of Ramses II Bottom Row KM# 902 Cleopatra KM# 901 Tutankahamen's Death Mask All are 5 Pounds Silver Proofs Dated AH1420-1999 0.9750 Silver 0.5432 ASW Mintage NA Estimated value $55 each Nice set, they would fit nicely in my collection. I don't know if they were produced by the Franklin Mint or not. They set may have just been put together by them. Look on the reverse for a mint mark. BP- Budapest, Hungary H- Birmingham, England KN- King's Norton, England
If valued at $55 each, then I did ok. I just thought they were beautiful coins. When you say "mintage NA" does that mean there's no documentation of it?
Mintage Not Available. No mintage numbers were listed in my copy of Krause. You might try some research on internet and find mintage numbers. One of the reasons I question the Franklin Mint is that the coins appear to be in Air-Tites, which are an aftermarket product. Check ebay pricing, much higher than the Krause catalog value of $55. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_pgn=1&LH_PrefLoc=2&isRefine=false&_nkw=egypt 5 pound coin
great set. I have the death mask of Tutankhamen 1. the price ranges for these go from $55.00 all the way up to $140.00+ I probably will never sell mine, but if I did it would have to get at least $100.00. I would definately keep yours in this set. never take them out of the airtite capsules. Ebay's prices on these are crazy. link: http://www.ebay.com/sch/Coins-World/256/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=egypt 1999 silver proof&_sop=16
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Egypt-1994-...236176?hash=item2112bc1290:g:yh4AAOSwuzRXfrHo This one sold for more than $55
here is my coin... .975 silver and another King Tut coin from 1993, .999 silver I think you would like too... both amazing coins. I have always wanted the falcon coin in your set. oh well maybe someday in the far future. to many other coins on my want list now.
I really like that coin. I paid $30/coin for my set and was leary of doing that due to my lack of knowledge on them. Glad I did though. I called my coin guy and he told me not to pass up this deal.
you got a deal of a life time. I would guess each coin is now worth $100-140 depending on how bad someone wants it/them.
