LEBANON. 25 Piastres, 1933. Paris Mint. PCGS MS-66 Gold Shield. KM-7; Lec-36. Creamy silver-white luster is marked by a subtle blush of silver-gray toning, chiefly on the reverse, and the surfaces are wholly free of any bag marks on either side. All early Lebanese silver issues are scarce to extremely rare in Mint State, the 1933 25 Piastres being virtually nonexistent in Uncirculated grades. This piece is extraordinary inasmuch as it is the finest example graded by PCGS of this low mintage key date issue of the 25 Piastres, it is the only one graded Mint State by either PCGS or NGC, and it is also the finest graded example of the entire type at both grading services! This is an incredible opportunity for the collector desiring the finest examples of the coinage of Grand Liban. The Cedars Collection of Lebanese Coinage, 1924-1961.
