Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, QUEEN VICTORIA 1/2 PIASTRE 1884
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: 36,000
RARITY: Extremely rare in any grade.
1884 1/2 PIASTRE MS 63 RB
Very high grade for a very rare coin.
Strong strike with original red luster in and around the devices.
The finest and only one graded at NGC.