Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, QUEEN VICTORIA 1 PIASTRE 1887.
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: 45,000
RARITY: Common.
1887 PIASTRE MS 64 RD
A superb example with gorgeous eye appeal.
Brilliant and attractive with full strike, clear surfaces and flashy red original luster.
NGC: Tied with one other as finest known in RED.