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CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues.
1887 1/4 Piastre

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Coin Details

Set Details

Origin/Country:	CYPRUS
Design Description:
Item Description:	1/4P 1887
Grade:	NGC MS 65 RB
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 1/4 PIASTRE 1887.

OBVERSE: Young head of Victoria wearing a coronet ornamented with oak and scrolls.
REVERSE: 1/4 within a beaded circle.
ENGRAVER: Leonard Charles Wyon.
DIAMETER: 21.8 mm
WEIGHT: 2.91 g
EDGE: Milled.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 95%, Tin 4%, Zinc 1%.
MINTAGE: 59,760
RARITY: Common in any grade.

1887 1/4 PIASTRE MS 65 RB

Victoria's Jubilee year 1/4 piastre in beautiful bright red-brown colour. Full strike with perfect surfaces and original luster.
NGC: Tied with eight other specimens for finest graded in RB.