Farouk of Egypt Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Coin collection=== King Farouk amassed one of the most famous coin collections in history which included an extremely rare American gold minted [[1933 double eagle]] coin<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldrushgallery.com/news/gumshoe.html|title=Numismatic "Gumshoe:" On the Trail of King Farouk|first=Carl N.|last=Lester|publisher=Gold Rush Gallery}}</ref> and (non-concurrently), two [[1913 Liberty Head nickel]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coinfacts.com/nickels/liberty_head_nickels/1913_liberty_head_five_cents.htm|title=1913 Liberty Head Five Cents|publisher=Coinfacts|access-date=18 June 2012}}</ref> The 1954 auction of the exiled King Farouk's coin collection was the biggest auction of the 20th century, The Egyptian government sold the collection, and London's Baldwin and Co. was commissioned to describe the coins. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page