Got this in Egypt when I went as well. They use Pounds like the British, but instead of using Pence they use Piasters. If you are unfamiliar with Arabic, that O or 0 on the reverse is a 5, as shown in the diagram below. Here comes the tricky part: the date. In this case it is not too hard, but it can be a bit tricky. For instance, a 1959 coin would look like a 1909 and I'm sure if you look below you'll see all sorts of combinations that look like one year, but are really another. This coin is worth $0.75.
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Friday, August 31, 2012
2004 Egypt 5 Piasters!
Got this in Egypt when I went as well. They use Pounds like the British, but instead of using Pence they use Piasters. If you are unfamiliar with Arabic, that O or 0 on the reverse is a 5, as shown in the diagram below. Here comes the tricky part: the date. In this case it is not too hard, but it can be a bit tricky. For instance, a 1959 coin would look like a 1909 and I'm sure if you look below you'll see all sorts of combinations that look like one year, but are really another. This coin is worth $0.75.
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