Cyprus 1908 1/4 piastre

Heritage sale 3042, lot 32895

This specimen was lot 32895 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $998.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "British Colony. Edward VII 1/4 Piastre 1908 XF45 Brown NGC. The scarcest date of a three year type and seldom encountered in any grade." This three year type, slightly more than a British farthing, is scarce, along with the matching half piastre and one piastre.

Recorded mintage: 36,000.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 8.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.

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