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INDIA, William IV, Bombay Mint, silver blank for proposed uniform coinage stamped « rupee (86.4 grains, 5.62 grams, 23.8mm). Toned very fine and excessively rare.
Ex F.Pridmore (lot 64) Collection. J.Prinsep submitted blanks for the new rupee to the Mint Committee on 24 October 1834, details of the silver coins to be issued were proclaimed 1 September 1835. Pridmore's ticket says Calcutta Mint.
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