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This specimen was lot 6710 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $720. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Cyprus|CYPRUS]]. Piastre, 1885. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS AU-55. Only lightly handed and with stunning chocolate brown surfaces, this colonial piece certainly should catch the eye of the discerning buyer." 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:'' 54,000 plus proofs, a better date.

''Specification:'' bronze.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-3.2; Prid-28.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Cyprus 1882-H piastre|1882-H piastre]]
* [[Cyprus 1886 piastre|1886 piastre]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1885]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale]]

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