Cyprus 1985 10 cents
Cyprus, off the coast of Turkey, fell to the British in 1878 and was made a crown colony in 1925. It became a republic in 1960 and has been de facto partitioned between the Turkish north and the Greek center and south since the early 1970's. Cyprus has since adopted the euro. This type was struck 1985, 1988, 1990. This specimen was lot 70388 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "CYPRUS. 10 Cents, 1985. PCGS SPECIMEN-65 Gold Shield. A bright and attractive coin without nicks, spots or hairlines. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection."
Recorded mintage: 5,000,000.
Specification: 5.50 g, nickel-brass, 24.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-56.2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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