CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues.
1881H 1/2 Piastre


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Set Details
Origin/Country: CYPRUS
Design Description:
Item Description: 1/2P 1881H
Grade: NGC MS 62 BN
Owner: TMS Coins
 
Winning Set: CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues.
Date Added: 5/17/2011
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

CYPRUS, QUEEN VICTORIA 1/2 PIASTRE 1881 H.

OBVERSE: Young head of Victoria facing left and wearing a coronet ornamented with oak leaves and scrolls.
REVERSE: 1/2 within a beaded circle.
ENGRAVER: Leonard Charles Wyon.
DIAMETER: 27.5 mm
WEIGHT: 5.83 g
EDGE: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 95%, Tin 4%, Zinc 1%.
MINTAGE: 72,000
RARITY: Scarse coin, but rare in high uncirculated grades.

1881H 1/2 PIASTRE MS 62 BN

A solid example with good strike, nice chocolate-brown color and traces of original luster in the periphery.
NGC: Tied with one other for finest known.

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