Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, QUEEN VICTORIA 1/4 PIASTRE 1880.
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: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 95%, Tin 4%, Zinc 1%.
MINTAGE: 72,000
RARITY: Rare coin in high grades.
1880 1/4 PIASTRE MS 64 BN
A choice UNC with full strike, clear surfaces and nice brown color having highlights of red luster.
NGC: Tied with another specimen for finest graded in brown.