Mustafa Sheikh A high-class businessman, I cherished a friend before I cherished him as a businessman. He is the son of the late writer Fathi Sheikh.
I was fortunate to meet the late and sit down with him. Fethi al-Sheikh was a writer of his own style, whom I liked to argue and talk at his home in Manhattan, New York, where conversations were quietly stretching and revealing a rare depth.
Mustafa loves antiques and owns them, and I share this passion.
One day he called. He told me he found me. «Dime.» American. — Ten cents, or... «Ten drafted.» Masri — Acted in 1873. This particular dime sold at auction in New York for up to $1.5 million.
The NJ currency is rare; the US Treasury has minted it in limited numbers, traded for a short time, and then found an error, collected from the markets and an alternative instrument. However, very few remained in circulation, later becoming one of the rarest currencies in the world.
Despite her age, she's only worth a few bucks.
The dream ended quickly, but it remained beautiful.
A fleeting dream, about a small number that changes everything,
And an honest surprise not measured in money,
Our friendship remained the only constant in every astonishment.
I saw the coin. Through Skype, and as usual I reached out to the auction house that sold dime in New York, and told them the story. It wasn’t a few minutes before we got a call from headquarters in Los Angeles, California. The tone of the conversation changed, and it became more serious, and they asked for clearer and more accurate images than those that appeared over Skype.
We lived. Me and Mustafa are beautiful dream moments;
ليس فقط بسبب المليون، بل لأن فكرة العثور على تحفة نادرة تلامس التاريخ كانت بحد ذاتها كافية لإشعال الخيال.
لكن عند تصوير العملة بدقة أكبر، ظهرت الحقيقة:
ما بدا لنا أنه الرقم «3» لم يكن سوى «2».
فالعملة ليست من عام 1873، بل من عام 1872.
وهذه العملة، رغم قدمها، لا تساوي سوى بضعة ملاليم.
The dream ended quickly, but it remained beautiful.
A fleeting dream, about a small number that changes everything,
And an honest surprise not measured in money,
Our friendship remained the only constant in every astonishment.
هي ما جعل كل لحظة من الحلم جديرة بأن تُروى،
وتبقى فقط… لأنها كانت حقيقية.
