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1879 1 Piastre

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 Posted 03/13/2014  02:38 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Shibbilydo to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hello, I was going through some of my grandparents things with them and found this coin, I could not really find much information on it, it is marked "Victoria Queen" (From left to right how I would read it, but I'm pretty sure its "Queen victoria" :P ) on the front, and "Cyprus" "One Piastre" on the back, with a big "1" in the center, here are images of the front and back!

Front:
1879-1-Piastre
Back
1879-1-Piastre


I know the condition is not amazing by any stretch, with the green marks and such on them, however I was wondering if it has value, my grandparents basically gave it and a few other coins to me for helping them clean out there attic and basement. I am not a collector personally and was coinsidering selling them, which my grandparents do not really care about, as they were just things they have saved from a vacation they took when young.

Thank you for your time!
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 Posted 03/13/2014  02:52 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Fuzzy317 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Here is the Numista page on the coin:
http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces14195.html


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Oh thanks for that, I don't know how that page didn't show up just googling it, perhaps my searching prowess is not up to speed! :P

I am not sure what an 81 on there rarity index entails, it seems there is only one of these up on ebay at the moment from this year, it is in much better condition however.
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Too bad about the green, it's otherwise a very nice grade. Without the spots it would be $100-$125. With the green spots I would estimate about half as it's pretty bad corrosion and not just slime that can be removed.
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