Cyprus 1887 piastre

Ponterio sale 182, lot 512

photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 512 in Ponterio sale 182 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $1,410. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CYPRUS. Piastre, 1887. NGC MS-64 RB. Choice with semi-prooflike surfaces." This type, one-ninth of a shilling, was struck in small numbers 1879-1900 with the late subtype dating 1881-1900. It is not rare in low grade.

Recorded mintage: 45,000.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 3.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 182: The January 2014 NYINC Auction: World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stacks Bowers LLC.

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• 1887 ½ piastre
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• Coins and currency dated 1887
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