LEBANON. 50 Piastres, 1936. Paris Mint. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. KM-8; Lec-43. Dappled iridescence toning joins glossy, lustrous surfaces on both sides. If not for a pair of( MS-66) examples, which are aberrations of survival from a mintage of just 100,000, this is the only other Mint State coin at either PCGS or NGC. Most of the Lebanese silver issues of the 1920s and 1930s are found in well circulated or impaired condition, as they were well used at a time of global depression and were evidently not numismatically saved, accounting for the low populations at the grading services. A Mint State 50 Piastres of any year is a treasure, and this collection boasts one in each year of issue! The Cedars Collection of Lebanese Coinage, 1924-1961.
