Difference between revisions of "Cyprus 1887 piastre"
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[[Image:Cyprus 1887 piastre rev P182-512.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC]] | [[Image:Cyprus 1887 piastre rev P182-512.jpg|300px|thumb|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<sup>[1]</sup> 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. | + | This specimen was lot 512 in Ponterio sale 182 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $1,410. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> 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 1881-91, 1895-1900. It is not rare in low grade. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 45,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 45,000. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' bronze. | + | ''Specification:'' 11.66 g, bronze, 32 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 3.2. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 3.2. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:22, 20 February 2026
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 1881-91, 1895-1900. It is not rare in low grade.
Recorded mintage: 45,000.
Specification: 11.66 g, bronze, 32 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 3.2.
- 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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- 1886 piastre
- 1887 ¼ piastre
- 1887 ½ piastre
- 1896 piastre
- Coins and currency dated 1887
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