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CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues.
1896 Piastre

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Coin Details

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Origin/Country:	CYPRUS
Design Description:
Item Description:	1P 1896 Ex PRIDMORE COLLECTION
Grade:	NGC MS 63 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 PIASTRE 1896.

OBVERSE: Young head of Victoria facing left and wearing a coronet ornamented with oak leaves and scrolls.
REVERSE: 1 within a beaded circle.
ENGRAVER: Leonard Charles Wyon.
DIAMETER: 32 mm
WEIGHT: 11.66 g
EDGE: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 95%, Tin 4%, Zinc 1%.
MINTAGE: 54,000
RARITY: Scarse in low grades but rare in EF and UNC condition.

1896 PIASTRE MS 63 RB

A superb example of this rare date.
Features a full strike, clear fields and original red in and around the devices.
NGC: The single finest example of the date.