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Can you recommend a coin dealer in Cairo, Egypt?

tbishoprictbishopric Posts: 91 ✭✭✭
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I'm going on holiday to Cairo, Egypt, later this year. I'd like to visit a coin shop. Does anyone know of one? Thank you.

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    tbishoprictbishopric Posts: 91 ✭✭✭

    Thanks for the tips @hvellente. We will likely travel to Upper Egypt (maybe Luxor) and perhaps Alexandria. I just assumed that Cairo would have the best options. I'll definitely try the hotel concierge when we get there.

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    SapyxSapyx Posts: 2,002 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Be aware that in Egypt, any coin older than "the reign of Ismail" (first Khedive of Egypt, who began reigning in 1867) is considered an "antiquity" and property of the State; they cannot be legally bought, sold to tourists or exported. So if "coin dealers" exist, they will only sell you post-1867 coins.

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    Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,671 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Be prepared to walk away is great advise. And you are a guest in that country with no legal recourse. Have a safe trip. Peace Roy

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    7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,254 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yea, tempting, but that would be a "no touch" for me. Enjoy the museums and ambience would be my recommendation.

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    MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 23,940 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The only IAPN member in Egypt:

    https://iapn-coins.org/members/?Country=EG&SearchTerm=&PageCnt=20#

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    pruebaspruebas Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 3, 2020 7:07PM

    If Egypt is like the rest of the developing world, most of the “good” coins have long since migrated to the US, Europe, and /or Japan. I suspect that to be the case.

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