Owner Comments:
* Ex Maurice Storck Collection
Very honored to have a couple of coins from ANA Lifemember #1, who moved to the next Kingdom at age 97 in 2019. He served during WWII, earning a Purple Heart medal. He was one of only a few Americans to attend the deposed King Farouk Collection auction in 1954, along with numismatic icons Abe Kosoff and John J. Pittman, bringing home some incredible early gold and silver coins, many of which he kept more than 65 years and were not auctioned again until after his passing!
1867 Bahá'u'lláh revealed the Súriy-Mulúk (Súrih of Kings). This is described by Shoghi Effendi as ‘the most momentous Tablet revealed by Bahá'u'lláh', in which He, ‘for the first time, directed His words collectively to the entire company of the monarchs of East and West'. [God Passes By, p.171]
"Lay not aside the fear of God, O kings of the earth, and beware that ye transgress not the bounds which the Almighty hath fixed … Be vigilant, that ye may not do injustice to anyone, be it to the extent of a grain of mustard seed. Tread ye the path of justice, for this, verily, is the straight path," Bahá'u'lláh asserts in a statement outlining the requirements of just leadership.
Heritage describes this coin as an "attractive choice proof example of the popular No Rays design, with razor-sharp definition on the design elements and well-preserved surfaces that include lightly marked reflective fields."
CAC has beaned 7 in 64, and only 10 finer.
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