Baldwin & Sons
Auction 86 6 May 2014
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COINS, CYPRUS Victoria (1837-1901), Copper Proof ½-Piastre, 1887 (Pr -; KM 2). Uncirculated.
There is some disagreement on whether this is a Proof. The 1887 coins do come quite proof-like but always with these die marks mentioned earlier. The reverse of this coin has enough of a proof's characteristics to automatically call it such. The obverse though is very much like the regular proof-like coins of this date. It has the marks in the fields and a fingerprint on the Queen's chin and into the field. Aesthetics will dictate what this coin brings, not its striking status.
Estimate: £300-400
There is some disagreement on whether this is a Proof. The 1887 coins do come quite proof-like but always with these die marks mentioned earlier. The reverse of this coin has enough of a proof's characteristics to automatically call it such. The obverse though is very much like the regular proof-like coins of this date. It has the marks in the fields and a fingerprint on the Queen's chin and into the field. Aesthetics will dictate what this coin brings, not its striking status.
Estimate: £300-400