Cyprus 1913 9 piastres
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This specimen was lot 29614 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $1,292.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "British Colony - George V 9 Piastres 1913 MS62 NGC. An enchanting specimen, boasting stormy patination that covers the surfaces and remnants of original luster that gleam beneath the darkened tone. Notable as the first date from this three-year series, the 1913 also asserts the smallest mintage figure of just 50,000 pieces. A seldom-seen issue in the marketplace, especially with this visual and technical combination." The other dates of this type, 1919 and 1921, are much more common.
Recorded mintage: 50,000.
Specification: 5.65 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 13.
- 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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