Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, QUEEN VICTORIA 1/2 PIASTRE 1882H.
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: 54,000
RARITY: Scarse coin, but rare in high uncirculated grades.
1882H 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: Single finest specimen in BN.